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Profound Quotes by Confucius
- An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
- He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars…
- If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
- Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a…
- Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
- If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred…
- Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.
- The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.
- Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.
- If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will…
- A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.
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