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Speak Quotes by Confucius
- The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.
- Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.
- Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that, were the superior…
- 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.…
- The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of truthfulness.
- The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak,…
- Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no…
- The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.
- Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak!
- He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
- Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
- The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
- People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
- When a person should be spoken with, and you don't speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn't be spoken with and you…
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