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Confucius Quotes - Page 5

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A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake.

A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake.

Leadership, Motivation, Mistake

Confucius, Qian Sima (1938). “The wisdom of Confucius”, Modern Library

Men do not stumble over mountains, but over mole hills.

Famous Inspirational, Men, Mountain

Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.

Settling, Hundred, Difficulty

A youth is to be regarded with respect.

Youth

James Legge, Confucius, Mencius, Shih ching (1867). “The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius”, p.172

The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this.

Men, Gentleman, Doe

Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Yoga, Positivity, Chinese

Confucius (2014). “The Analects”, Penguin

Man shoot at nothing, sure to hit it.

Men

Don't worry if people don't recognize your merits; worry that you may not recognize theirs.

People, Worry, May

Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company

Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard.

Loyalty, Trustworthy, Regard

"The Analects". Book by Confucius,

The gentleman has nine cares. In seeing he is careful to see clearly; in hearing he is careful to hear distinctly; in his looks he is careful to be kind, in his manner to be respectful, in his words to be sincere, in his work to be diligent. When in doubt he is careful to ask for information; when angry he has a care for the consequences; and when he sees a chance for gain, he thinks carefully whether the pursuits of it would be right.

Caring, Thinking, Gentleman

Please stop waiting for a better and more appropriate time to become happy and focus on the moment you live in. Happiness is not an arrival, it is the journey itself. Many people seek for happiness above the height of human beings, some below. Yet, happiness is exactly at the exact height of human beings.

Journey, People, Focus

Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.

Good Life, Consideration, Bases

Man who want pretty nurse, must be patient.

Nursing, Men, Nurse

Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it.

Adversity, Faces, Steadfast

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Friendship, True Friend, Good Friend

A hammer shatters glass but it also forges steel.

Glasses, Hammers, Steel

If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.

Inspirational, Mistake, Profound

The ideal teacher guides his students but does not pull them along; he urges them to go forward and does not suppress them; he opens the way but does not take them to the place.

Teacher, Doe, Way

Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness

Spiritual, Goodness, Enjoy

Confucius, Edward Slingerland (2003). “Analects: With Selections from Traditional Commentaries”, p.29, Hackett Publishing

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don't be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it.

Loyalty, Spiritual, Mistake

The tongue must be heavy indeed, because so few people can hold it

People, Tongue, Heavy

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.

Music, Wisdom, Art

When wealth is centralized, the people are dispersed. When wealth is distributed, the people are brought together.

Inspiring, Karma, People

Never do to others what you would not like them to do to you.

Integrity, Golden Rule

Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company

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