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68 Confucius Quotes
551 BC - 479 BC
A collection of Confucius quotes to inspire and motivate you.
He was a Chinese teacher, and philosopher. His wisdom still applies to this day and
he has inspired millions worldwide.
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Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.
Confucius
Kindness
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The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
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Inspirational Quotes
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Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.
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Beauty
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Don't complain about the snow on your neighbour's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
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Quote of The Day
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If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.
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Funny
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Our greatest glory is not in never failing. . .but in raising every time we fall.
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Failure
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They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
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Quotes about Change
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If you enjoy what you do, you'll never work another day in your life.
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Motivational Quotes for Work
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Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
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Funny Quotes about Life
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Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
Confucius
Music
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Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
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Best Motivational Quotes
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Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
Confucius
Courage
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Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
Confucius
Words of Encouragement
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Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it.
Confucius
Truth
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He who believes he can and he who believes he can't are both usually right.
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Believe
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To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven
constitutes perfect virtue: gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity,
earnestness, and kindness.
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Generosity
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Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
Confucius
Wise
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Heaven means to be one with God.
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God
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By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
Confucius
Practice
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They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
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Happiness
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Words are the voice of the heart.
Confucius
Top Ten Quotes
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What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks
is in others.
Confucius
Meaningful
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You can force the people to obey; you cannot force them to understand.
Confucius
Inspiring Others
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In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of.
In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
Confucius
Wealth
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It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
Confucius
Moving Forward
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The superior man acts before he speaks, and
afterwards speaks according to his actions.
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Action
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If you expect great things of yourself and demand little of others,
you'll keep resentment far away.
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Quotes to Live By
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The noble-minded are calm and steady.
Little people are forever fussing and fretting.
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Cool
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Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated
with true virtue.
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Bold
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Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you
were scared of missing it.
Confucius
Learning
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When anger rises, think of the consequences.
Confucius
Anger
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When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals;
adjust the action steps.
Confucius
Goals
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Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom.
The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.
Confucius
Knowledge
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A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or
against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.
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Poems about Life
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He who searches for evil, must first look at his own reflection.
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Inspirational Sayings
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Not to discuss with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man.
To discuss with a man not worthy of conversation is to waste words.
The wise waste neither men nor words.
Confucius
Communication
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Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.
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Feelings
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
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Challenges
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
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Encouraging Poems
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The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute,
the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
Confucius
Questioning
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Success depends upon previous preparation,
and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure.
Confucius
Success
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Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
Confucius
Proverbs
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The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort
is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
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Comfort Zone
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Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.
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Overcoming
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Don't worry if you have no position: worry about making yourself
worthy of one.
Confucius
Worry
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Poor food and water for dinner, a bent arm for a pillow - that is where
joy resides. For me, wealth and renown without honor are nothing
but drifting clouds.
Confucius
Joy
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Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
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Accomplishment
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How can you love people without encouraging them?
And how can you be loyal to people without educating them.
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Encouraging
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All people are the same; only their habits differ.
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Habit
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When respect is shown according to what is proper,
one keeps far from shame and disgrace.
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Respect
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Learn advidly. Question it repeatedly.
Analyze it carefully. Then put what you have learned into practice intelligently.
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Motivational Poems
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We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.
Confucius
Quotes about Life
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Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.
Confucius
Gratitude
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Study the past if you would define the future.
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Future
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It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilitie
s that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.
Confucius
Appreciation
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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Support
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The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
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Mountains
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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Confucius
Simplicity
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When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached,
don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
Confucius
Graduation
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One joy dispels a hundred cares.
Confucius
Appreciation Poems
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Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words
back into the mouth.
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Funny Quotes about Life
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When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and
when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not
know it - this is knowledge.
Confucius
Mindset
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Anyone can find the switch after the lights are on.
Confucius
Funny Poems
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Walking among three people, I find my teacher among them.
I choose that which is good in them and follow it, and that which
is bad and change it.
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Teacher
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If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
Confucius
Mistake
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Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and
complaint is kept afar.
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Complaining
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No matter how busy you may think you are you must find time
for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.
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Books
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To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.
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Forgiveness
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