Confucius Quotes

“Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good.”

― Confucius, Analects

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“To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.”

― Confucius, Analects

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“Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.”

― Confucius, Analects

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“He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.”

― Confucius, Analects

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“How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?”

― Confucius, Analects

topic:future youth present

“Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.”

― Confucius, Analects

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“Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practises it will have neighbors.”

― Confucius, Analects

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“The superior man thinks of virtue; the small man thinks of comfort.”

― Confucius, Analects

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“The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.”

― Confucius, Analects

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“The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration;— this may be called perfect virtue.”

― Confucius, Analects

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