Delight Quote by Confucius Download Open image “To prefer it is better than to only know it. To delight in it is better than merely to prefer it.” — Confucius ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.8 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Delight Joy Knows
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Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others. — Confucius Copy Share Image
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Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right. — Confucius Copy Share Image
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I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world. — Confucius Copy Share Image
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Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak! — Confucius Copy Share Image
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Every natural power exhilarates; a true talent delights the possessor first. — Ralph Waldo Emerson Copy Share Image
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