The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
CONFUCIUSThe gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
CONFUCIUSBefore you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
CONFUCIUSThe man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
CONFUCIUSIt is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
CONFUCIUSA man without a mustache is a man without a soul.
CONFUCIUSWithout feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
CONFUCIUSHold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
CONFUCIUSThe superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
CONFUCIUSAbility will never catch up with the demand for it.
CONFUCIUSWe have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.
CONFUCIUSBy nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
CONFUCIUSHe who searches for evil, must first look at his own reflection.
CONFUCIUSThe superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
CONFUCIUSMusic produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
CONFUCIUSDon’t use cannon to kill musquito.
CONFUCIUSWhat the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
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