By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
CONFUCIUSBy three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
CONFUCIUSWhen you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
CONFUCIUSFaced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
CONFUCIUSIf you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
CONFUCIUSIf your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children.
CONFUCIUSOne joy dispels a hundred cares.
CONFUCIUSIgnorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.
CONFUCIUSHe who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
CONFUCIUSDon’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
CONFUCIUSEducation breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.
CONFUCIUSWe have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.
CONFUCIUSVirtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.
CONFUCIUSA man without a mustache is a man without a soul.
CONFUCIUSI followed my heart without breaking any rules.
CONFUCIUSEverything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
CONFUCIUSThe Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not. Are both correct.
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