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He Who Learns But Does Not Think, Is Lost! He Who Thinks But Does Not Learn Is In Great Danger... Men Of Superior Mind Busy Themselves First Getting At The Root Of Things; When They Succeed, The Right Course Is Open To Them.

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He Who Learns But Does Not Think, Is Lost! He Who Thinks But Does Not Learn Is In Great Danger... Men Of Superior Mind Busy Themselves First Getting At The Root Of Things; When They Succeed, The Right Course Is Open To Them.

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The Superior Man Accords With The Course Of The Mean. Though He May Be All Unknown, Unregarded By The World, He Feels No Regret - It Is Only The Sage Who Is Able For This.

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It Is The Law Of Nature That Woman Should Be Held Under The Dominance Of Man.

Man Shoot At Nothing, Sure To Hit It.

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If You Don't Know How To Serve Men, Why Worry About Serving The Gods?

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Settle One Difficulty, And You Keep A Hundred Away.

That A Man Lives Is Because He Is Straight. That A Man Who Dupes Others Survives Is Because He Has Been Fortunate Enough To Be Spared.

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At 15 I Set My Heart On Learning; At 30 I Firmly Took My Stand; At 40 I Had No Delusions; At 50 I Knew The Mandate Of Heaven; At 60 My Ear Was Attuned; At 70 I Followed My Heart's Desire Without Overstepping The Boundaries Of Right.

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The Superior Man * * * In Regard To His Speech * * * Is Anxious That It Should Be Sincere.

Rate The Task Above The Prize; Will Not The Mind Be Raised? Fight Thine Own Faults, Not The Faults Of Others; Will Not Evil Be Mended?

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There Is Good Government When Those Who Are Near Are Made Happy, And When Those Who Are Afar Are Attracted.

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Go Before The People With Your Example, And Be Laborious In Their Affairs.

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She Who Is Born With Beauty Is Born With A Sorrow For Many A Man.

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The Way You Cut Your Meat Reflects The Way You Live.

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Don't Worry About Being Acknowledged By Others; Worry About Failing To Acknowledge Them.

When Abroad, Behaveto Everyone As If Interviewing An Honored Guest; In Directing The People, Act As If You Were Assisting At A Great Sacrafice; Do Not Do To Others As You Would Not Like Done To Yourself: So There Will Be No Murmuring Against You In The Country, And None In The Family; Your Public Life Will Arouse No Ill-will Nor Your Private Life Any Resentment.

Although Your Father And Mother Are Dead, If You Propose To Yourself Any Good Work, Only Reflect How It Will Make Their Names Illustrious, And Your Purpose Will Be Fixed.

The Gentleman Has Nine Cares. In Seeing He Is Careful To See Clearly; In Hearing He Is Careful To Hear Distinctly; In His Looks He Is Careful To Be Kind, In His Manner To Be Respectful, In His Words To Be Sincere, In His Work To Be Diligent. When In Doubt He Is Careful To Ask For Information; When Angry He Has A Care For The Consequences; And When He Sees A Chance For Gain, He Thinks Carefully Whether The Pursuits Of It Would Be Right.

It Is Better Not To Proceed At All Than To Proceed Without Purpose.

There Are Three Things Against Which The Wise Man Guards: Lust When Young, Quarrels When Strong, And Covetousness When Old.

Don't Curse The Darkness, Light A Candle.

Learn As If You Were Not Reaching Your Goal And As Though You Were Scared Of Missing It

Tea Tempers The Spirits And Harmonizes The Mind, Dispels Lassitude And Relieves Fatigue, Awakens Thought And Prevents Drowsiness, Lightens Or Refreshes The Body, And Clears The Perceptive Faculties.

In A Country Well Governed, Poverty Is Something To Be Ashamed Of. In A Country Badly Governed, Wealth Is Something To Be Ashamed Of.

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A Man Who Has Committed A Mistake And Does Not Correct It Is Committing Another Mistake.

For One Word A Man Is Often Deemed To Be Wise, And For One Word He Is Often Deemed To Be Foolish. We Should Be Careful Indeed What We Say.

The Superior Man Is Anxious Lest He Should Not Get The Truth; He Is Not Anxious Lest Poverty Should Come Upon Him.

Great Is The Man Who Can Overcome The World, But Greater Still Is The Man Who Can Overcome Himself, For He Will Have The World Spinning On The Palm Of His Hand.

The Master Said, I Set My Heart On The Way, Base Myself On Virtue, Lean Upon Benevolence For Support And Take My Recreation In The Arts.

Please Stop Waiting For A Better And More Appropriate Time To Become Happy And Focus On The Moment You Live In. Happiness Is Not An Arrival, It Is The Journey Itself. Many People Seek For Happiness Above The Height Of Human Beings, Some Below. Yet, Happiness Is Exactly At The Exact Height Of Human Beings.

Let A Ruler Base His Government Upon Virtuous Principles, And He Will Be Like The Pole-star, Which Remains Steadfast In Its Place, While All The Host Of Stars Turn Towards It

To Be Truly Happy And Contented, You Must Let Go Of What It Means To Be Happy Or Content.

Forget Injuries, Never Forget Kindnesses.

To Be Poor Without Murmuring Is Difficult. To Be Rich Without Being Proud Is Easy.

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.

I'd Rather Die For Speaking Out, Than To Live And Be Silent.

Who Contains Himself Goes Seldom Wrong.

I Have Not Seen One Who Loves Virtue As He Loves Beauty.

Some Are Born With Knowledge, Some Derive It From Study, And Some Acquire It Only After A Painful Realization Of Their Ignorance. But The Knowledge Being Possessed, It Comes To The Same Thing. Some Study With A Natural Ease, Some From A Desire For Advantages, And Some By Strenuous Effort. But The Achievement Being Made, It Comes To The Same Thing.

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