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The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.
It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.
The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct
The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?
A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician.
Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth.
To study and at times practice what one has learned, is this not a pleasure?
The really faithful lover of learning holds fast to the Good Way till death.
Those who break down the dikes will themselves be drowned in the inundation.
I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world.
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed.
We are so busy doing the urgent that we don't have time to do the important.
It doesn't make a difference how gradually you go so long as you don't stop.
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
I transmit but do not create. I place my trust in the teachings of antiquity.
It is the law of nature that woman should be held under the dominance of man.
A good man does not make a warrior, just as good steel does not go for nails.
How should I know anything about another world when I know so little of this?
When there are duties to perform [true] servants and sons serve their labors.
The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.
If I am virtuous and worthy, for whom should I not maintain a proper concern?
When I walk along with two others, from at least one I will be able to learn.
We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living
To know what is the right thing to do and not do it is the greatest cowardice.
At fifteen my mind was directed to study, and at thirty I knew where to stand.
Wisdom is worried for being slow in its speech and expeditious in its actions.
In speaking, it is best to be clear and say just enough to convey the meaning.
Clever talk and domineering manner have little to with being a Man at His Best.
If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.
Ceremonies are the first thing to be attended to in the practice of government.
The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue.
A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.
Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.
You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.
Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right.
The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.
It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.
A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.
Love is like a spice. It can sweeten your life - however, it can spoil it, too.
Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous.
Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.
He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.
If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
If you don't know the life yet, how could be possible for you to know the death?
Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have
He who cannot describe the problem will never find the solution to that problem.
Gentlemen should not waste their time on trivial games -- they should play go[3]