In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
CONFUCIUSThe Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not. Are both correct.
More Confucius Quotes
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If 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.
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Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.
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When the wind blows,the grass bends.
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If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.
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Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.
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Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it.
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Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
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You cannot open a book without learning something.
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To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
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A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?
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What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
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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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One joy dispels a hundred cares.
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The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
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Respect yourself and others will respect you.
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When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.
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Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
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When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
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If you don’t want to do something,don’t impose on others.
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Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
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The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.
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Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
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We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living.
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