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Confucius

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Quotes by Confucius

"When the wind blows,the grass bends."

"The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct"

"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance."

"It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs."

"When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points."

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

"Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life."

"Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses."

"It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve and bad things are very easy to get."

"Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge."

"Time flows away like the water in the river."

"Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change."

"He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions."

"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."

"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."

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance."

"He who thinks he can and he who thinks he can’t are both usually right."

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

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