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Thinking Quotes by Confucius
- The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I would say 'Let…
- He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
- A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.
- 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…
- A gentleman, in his plans, thinks of the Way; he does not think how he is going to make a living. Even farming sometimes has…
- To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.
- 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…
- He who is harmony with Nature hits the mark without effort and apprehends the truth without thinking.
- To think twice is quite enough.
- The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse. . . .…
- Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
- You judge yourself by what you think you can achieve, others judge you by what have achieved.
- The small man thinks that small acts of goodness are of no benefit, and does not do them; and that small deeds of evil do…
- If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years,…
- When anger rises, think of the consequences.
- The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
- Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
- When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and…
- Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that…
- We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves
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- I don't think about my previous success. I'm happy that the work I've done has been very successful. — Aaliyah
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Under conditions of tyranny it is far easier to act than to think. — Hannah Arendt
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- You can never guess or assume what anyone is going to think. — J. J. Abrams
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
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