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Action Quotes by Confucius
- The people may be made to follow a path of action but they may not be made to understand it.
- Be sincere and true to your word, serious and careful in your actions; and you will get along even among barbarians, But if you are…
- As in the case of making a mound, if, before the very last basketful, I stop, then I shall have stopped. As in the case…
- Chi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. Twice would have been quite enough.
- We can know a person by observing his behaviour, understanding the reasons for his actions and ascertaining his intentions. If we do this, how can…
- The failure to cultivate virtue, the failure to examine and analyze what I have learned, the inability to move toward righteousness after being shown the…
- The gentleman prefers to be slow in word but diligent in action.
- When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
- A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
- The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
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