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  Quotes of Confucius [39]


  1. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.never have to work a day in your life.
  2. 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.
  3. The object of the superior man is truth.
  4. When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.
  5. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
  6. It is not truth that makes man great; but man that makes truth great.
  7. An inconvenience is an unrecognized opportunity.
  8. Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.
  9. The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
  10. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
  11. Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
  12. A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present?
  13. The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
  14. Wisdom, compassion and courage are the three universally recognised moral qualities of men.
  15. He who learns but does not think is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
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