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Confucius97 quotes“What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”
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I am not concerned that I am not known; I seek to be worthy to be known.
ConfuciusConfucius The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
ConfuciusConfucius We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living.
ConfuciusConfucius Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
ConfuciusConfucius Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance.
ConfuciusConfucius Have no friends not equal to yourself.
ConfuciusConfucius The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.
ConfuciusConfucius The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.
ConfuciusConfucius It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
ConfuciusConfucius Study the past if you would define the future.
ConfuciusConfucius All people are the same; only their habits differ.
ConfuciusConfucius Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
ConfuciusConfucius Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
ConfuciusConfucius The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
ConfuciusConfucius When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
ConfuciusConfucius Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.
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Kate WestKate West The way you look at me, The way you make me feel whole, The way you make me feel safe, thats poetry to me.
Barbara GianquittoBarbara Gianquitto You cannot leave and have me too I cannot exist in two places at once-when you ask if we can still be friends.
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