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Quiet Quotes by Confucius
- Wisdom delights in water; love delights in hills. Wisdom is stirring; love is quiet. Wisdom is merry; love grows old.
- Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface.
- The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences.
- The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the opportunities of Heaven.
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