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Teachers open the door ... you enter by yourself.

Teachers open the door ... you enter by yourself.

Confucius
Education, Teacher, Teaching

Be versed in ancient lore, and familiarize yourself with the modern; then may you become teachers.

Confucius
Teacher, Teaching, May
Confucius (2016). “Chinese Literature”, p.13, Confucius

The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I would say 'Let there be no evil in your thoughts.'

Confucius
Song, Teaching, Thinking
Confucius, Arthur Waley (1949). “The Analects of Confucius”, Routledge

Therefore only through education does one come to be dissatisfied with his own knowledge, and only through teaching others does one come to realize the uncomfortable inadequacy of his knowledge. Being dissatisfied with his own knowledge, one then realizes that the trouble lies with himself, and realizing the uncomfortable inadequacy of his knowledger.

Confucius
Educational, Lying, Teaching
"The wisdom of Confucius".

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

Confucius
Education, Teaching, Learning
Chʻu Chai, Confucius, Mencius (1965). “Lun Yü”, New Hyde Park, N.Y. : University Books

In teaching there should be no distinction of classes.

Confucius
Teaching, Class, Should
Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.305, Courier Corporation

I transmit but do not create. I place my trust in the teachings of antiquity.

Confucius
Teaching, Oneness, Antiquity

To throw oneself into strange teachings is quite dangerous.

Confucius
Teaching, Strange, Dangerous
"The Analects". Book by Confucius,

Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.

Confucius
Teacher, Teaching, Learning
Confucius (1907). “The Sayings of Confucius”

Though Confucius served the Duke of Lu, a Chinese state, he made many enemies with the nobles of the land. His views antagonized the powerful nobles, who wanted the Duke to be a puppet in their hands. Confucius was exiled from the State of Lu for more than two decades. He lived in the countryside, spreading his teachings.

Confucius
Powerful, Teaching, Views

Kong Qiu, or Master Kong as he was known, did not live to see his days of glory. During his lifetime, his views were received with scorn. But that was about two thousand five hundred years ago. A handful of his dedicated followers passed on Confucius' teachings to future generations. After Confucius' death, his followers published his teachings in the book, The Analects of Confucius.

Confucius
Book, Teaching, Views

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