Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
CONFUCIUSHold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
More Confucius Quotes
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living.
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Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
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Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
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Don’t use cannon to kill musquito.
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The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.
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Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.
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If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.
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Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
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They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom.
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When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.
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Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
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Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
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The funniest people are the saddest ones.
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