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Old Quotes by Confucius
- Wisdom delights in water; love delights in hills. Wisdom is stirring; love is quiet. Wisdom is merry; love grows old.
- The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who…
- When the perfect order prevails, the world is like a home shared by all. Leaders are capable and virtuous. Everyone loves and respects their own…
- There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ...…
- Who keeps the old akindle and adds new knowledge is fitted to be a teacher.
- When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.
- There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler. Of these 3,…
- Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given…
- Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.
- If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.
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