“Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.”
― Confucius
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“Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.”
― Confucius
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“When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”
― Confucius
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“Care not for want of place; care for thy readiness to fill one. Care not for being unknown, but seek to be worthy of note.”
― Confucius
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“Respect yourself and others will respect you.”
― Confucius
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“To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.”
― Confucius
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“Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.”
― Confucius
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“The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.”
― Confucius
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“The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.”
― Confucius
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“A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.”
― Confucius
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“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.”
― Confucius
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“A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.”
― Confucius
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“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 speak to them, you waste your breath. The wise do not lose people, nor do they waste their breath.”
― Confucius
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“In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.”
― Confucius
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“Not to discuss with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man. To discuss with a man not worthy of conversation is to waste words. The wise waste neither men nor words.”
― Confucius
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“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.”
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“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”
― Confucius
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“Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it.”
― Confucius
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“That a man lives is because he is straight. That a man who dupes others survives is because he has been fortunate enough to be spared.”
― Confucius
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