If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.
CONFUCIUSTo be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
More Confucius Quotes
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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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If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
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The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
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Respect yourself and others will respect you.
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Anyone can find the switch after the lights are on.
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The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
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Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
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Time flows away like the water in the river.
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One joy dispels a hundred cares.
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Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.
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They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom.
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The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.
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It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.
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A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.
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You cannot open a book without learning something.
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