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Him Quotes by Confucius
- The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.
- If the gentleman is not serious, he will not be respected, and his learning will not be on a firm foundation. He considers loyalty and…
- You can cheat an honest man but not make a fool out of him.
- He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them.
- When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he…
- Love thy neighbor as thyself: Do not do to others what thou wouldst not wish be done to thyself: Forgive injuries. Forgive thy enemy, be…
- If a man is respectful he will not be treated with insolence. If he is tolerant he will win the multitude. If he is trustworthy…
- When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.
- I have never seen one who really loves goodness or one who really hates wickedness. One who really loves goodness will not place anything above…
- The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from…
- 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…
- A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.
- The gods should certainly be revered, but kept at a distance... . The way is not beyond man; he who creates a way outside of…
- Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and…
- When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.
- The Master said, The case is like that of someone raising a mound. If he stops working, the fact that it perhaps needed only one…
- The Master said of Gong Yechang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of…
- He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him; He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows…
- He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.
- The most beautiful sight in the world is a little child going confidently down the road of life after you have shown him the way.
More Him Quotes
- I'm hoping someday that some kid, black or white, will hit more home runs than myself. Whoever it is, I'd be pulling… — Hank Aaron
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- A tyrant must put on the appearance of uncommon devotion to religion. Subjects are less apprehensive of illegal treatment from a ruler… — Aristotle
- Yes, all fundamentalists feel that in a secular society, God has been relegated to the margin, to the periphery and they are… — Karen Armstrong
- There is in every madman a misunderstood genius whose idea, shining in his head, frightened people, and for whom delirium was the… — Antonin Artaud
- To insult someone we call him 'bestial. For deliberate cruelty and nature, 'human' might be the greater insult. — Isaac Asimov
- Today, the Iraqi citizen sees that America is coming and wants to occupy his country and kill him, and he is willing… — Bashar al-Assad
- If a superior give any order to one who is under him which is against that man's conscience, although he do not… — Francis of Assisi
- When suffering knocks at your door and you say there is no seat for him, he tells you not to worry because… — Chinua Achebe
- When I was doing Bean more than I've done him in the last few years, I did strange things - like appearing… — Rowan Atkinson
- Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him. — Chinua Achebe
- Fame often makes a writer vain, but seldom makes him proud. — Wystan Hugh Auden