A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.
CONFUCIUSIn a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
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He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.
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To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.
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Roads were made for journeys not destinations
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Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.
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Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
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To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
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I followed my heart without breaking any rules.
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Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
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The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.
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Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
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The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.
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We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.
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It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
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The journey with a 1000 miles begins with one step.
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Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
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The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not. Are both correct.
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Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
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Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it.
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You cannot open a book without learning something.
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Have no friends not equal to yourself.
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Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.
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He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
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Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
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One joy dispels a hundred cares.
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