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- When superiors are fond of showing their humanity, inferiors try to outstrip one another in their practice of it.
- While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead...While you do not know life, how can you know…
- To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To know the sense…
- For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be…
- By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is…
- When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
- Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
- A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
- Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
- To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
- The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
- They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
- Heaven means to be one with God.
- The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.
- To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
- The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.
- He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.
- Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
- Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.
- Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
- By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
- When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.
- People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
- The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.
- Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.
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- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Dignity does not consist in possessing honors, but in deserving them. — Aristotle
- The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. — Aristotle
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- You teach best what you most need to learn. — Richard Bach
- Mystery creates wonder and wonder is the basis of man's desire to understand. — Neil Armstrong
- The freethinking of one age is the common sense of the next. — Matthew Arnold