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.
CONFUCIUSLearning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.
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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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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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What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
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He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.
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Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.
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If you don’t want to do something,don’t impose on others.
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We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living.
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I am not concerned that I am not known; I seek to be worthy to be known.
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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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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Study the past if you would define the future.
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Have no friends not equal to yourself.
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Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
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If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.
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