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Is any one able for one day t...

Is any one able for one day to apply his strength to virtue? I have not seen the case in which his strength would be sufficient.

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The superior man does not min...

The superior man does not mind being in office; all he minds about is whether he has qualities that entitle him to office. He does not mind failing to get recognition; he is too busy doing the things that entitle him to recognition.

Confucius 1101 quotes

Coarse rice to eat, water to ...

Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow - therein is happiness. Wealth and rank attained through immoral means are nothing but drifting clouds.

Confucius 1101 quotes

Humankind differs from the an...

Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.

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The good man does not grieve ...

The good man does not grieve that other people do not recognize his merits. His only anxiety is lest he should fail to recognize theirs.

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Surely it is the maxim of lov...

Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you.

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Being in humaneness is good. ...

Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?

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I am not an originator but a ...

I am not an originator but a transmitter.

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Even in killing men, observe ...

Even in killing men, observe the rules of propriety.

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All things are nourished toge...

All things are nourished together without their injuring one another. The courses of the seasons, and of the sun and moon, are pursued without any collision among them. The smaller energies are like river currents; the greater energies are seen in mighty transformations. It is this which makes heaven and earth so great.

Confucius 1101 quotes

Be not ashamed of mistakes an...

Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.

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Straight-forwardness, without...

Straight-forwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness.

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A man of humanity is one who,...

A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.

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Be faithful and true of word;...

Be faithful and true of word; let thy walk be plain and lowly: thou wilt get on, though in savage land. If thy words be not faithful and true, thy walk plain and lowly, wilt thou get on, though in thine own home? Standing, see these words ranged before thee; driving, see them written upon the yoke. Then thou wilt get on.

Confucius 1101 quotes

Slater soaks into the mind as...

Slater soaks into the mind as water into low and marshy places, where it becomes stagnant and offensive.

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There are cases in which the ...

There are cases in which the blade springs, but the plant does not go on to flower. There are cases where it flowers, but no fruit is subsequently produced.

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In the Book of Poetry there a...

In the Book of Poetry there are three hundred poems, but the meaning of all of them may be put in a single sentence: Have no debasing thoughts.

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We take greater pains to pers...

We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves

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Many seek happiness higher th...

Many seek happiness higher than men; others beneath him. But happiness is the same height as man.

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I saw some piglets suckling t...

I saw some piglets suckling their dead mother. After a short while they shuddered and went away. They had sensed that she could no longer see them and that she wasn't like them any more. What they loved in their mother wasn't her body, but whatever it was that made her body live.

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