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Right Quotes by Confucius
- A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.
- Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right way they may not be possessed.
- He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them.
- The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.
- If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.
- When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will is sincere, then…
- The superior person tries to promote music as a means to the perfection of human culture. When such music prevails, and people's minds are led…
- On matters beyond his ken a gentleman speaks with caution. If names are not right, words are misused. When words are misused, affairs go wrong.…
- But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the…
- The gentleman has nine cares. In seeing he is careful to see clearly; in hearing he is careful to hear distinctly; in his looks he…
- Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right.
- A person of character takes as much trouble to discover what is right as the lesser men take to discover what will pay.
- In your promises cleave to what is right, And you will be able to fulfill your word.
- If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face of danger, and…
- The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
- Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
- To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
- To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the…
- The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.” (Analects 4.16)
- Ask yourself constantly, "What is the right thing to do?" Behave toward everyone as if receiving a great guest.
- To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
- To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family…
- If you see what is right and you fail to act on it; you lack courage.
- To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.
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