— ConfuciusTo know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.
— ConfuciusIt does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
— ConfuciusLearning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.
— ConfuciusOur greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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— ConfuciusHe who learns but does not think is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
— ConfuciusIs he not a man of complete virtue, who feels no discomposure though men may take no note of him?
— ConfuciusIs it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?
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— ConfuciusIs it not delightful to have friends coming from distant quarters?
— ConfuciusThe superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
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— ConfuciusIs not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
— ConfuciusAt seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.
— ConfuciusLet him advance the good and teach the incompetent; then they will eagerly seek to be virtuous.
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— ConfuciusThe wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear.
— ConfuciusThe mechanic, who wishes to do his work well, must first sharpen his tools.
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— ConfuciusIs virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue is at hand.
— ConfuciusLearn as if you could not reach your object, and were always fearing also lest you should lose it.