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Made Quotes by Confucius
- 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…
- The people may be made to follow a path of action but they may not be made to understand it.
- I saw some piglets suckling their dead mother. After a short while they shuddered and went away. They had sensed that she could no longer…
- There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted.
- First and foremost, be faithful to your superiors, keep all promises, refuse the friendship of all who are not like you; and if you have…
- How great is the path proper to the Sage! Like overflowing water, it sends forth and nourishes all things, and rises up to the height…
- Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.
- In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations, they…
- A superior man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He may be imposed…
- place where man laughs, sings, picks flowers, chases butterflies and pets birds, makes love with maidens, and plays with children. Here he spontaneously reveals his…
- Some are born with knowledge, some derive it from study, and some acquire it only after a painful realization of their ignorance. But the knowledge…
- A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present? If he reach…
- It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up...
- roads were made for journeys not destinations
- Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts…
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