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The Superior Person Is Calm And Composed; The Lesser Person Is Continuously Worried And Distressed.

I Know How The Birds Fly, How The Fishes Swim, How Animals Run. But There Is The Dragon. I Cannot Tell How It Mounts On The Winds Through The Clouds And Flies Through Heaven. Today I Have Seen The Dragon.

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Girl Who Sit On Judge's Lap Get Honorable Discharge.

If You Want Happiness For A Year, Inherit A Fortune. If You Want Happiness For A Lifetime, Help Someone Else.

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Hold Faithfulness And Sincerity As First Principles.

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If I Am Virtuous And Worthy, For Whom Should I Not Maintain A Proper Concern?

Ah, Music, Sacred Tongue Of God! I Hear Thee Calling And I Come.

The Requisites Of Government Are That There Be Sufficiency Of Food, Sufficiency Of Military Equipment, And The Confidence Of The People In Their Ruler.

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Respect The Gods, But Have As Little To Do With Them As Possible.

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Do Not Unto Another That You Would Hot Have Him Do Unto You. Thou Needest This Law Alone. It Is The Foundation Of All The Rest.

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One Who Is By Nature Daring And Is Suffering From Poverty Will Not Long Be Law-abiding. Indeed, Any Men, Save Those That Are Truly Good, If Their Sufferings Are Very Great, Will Be Likely To Rebel.

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The Strength Of A Nation Derives From The Integrity Of The Home.

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Friendship With The Upright, With The Truthful And With The Well Informed Is Beneficial. Friendship With Those Who Flatter, With Those Who Are Meek And Who Compromise With Principles, And With Those Who Talk Cleverly Is Harmful.

Being In Humaneness Is Good. If We Select Other Goodness And Thus Are Far Apart From Humaneness, How Can We Be The Wise?

Don’t Complain About The Snow On Your Neighbor’s Roof When Your Own Doorstep Is Unclean.

The Object Of The Superior Man Is Truth.

A Gentleman Considers What Is Right; The Vulgar Consider What Will Pay.

To Govern Is To Correct. If You Set An Example By Being Correct, Who Would Dare To Remain Incorrect?

The Scholar Does Not Consider Gold And Jade To Be Precious Treasures, But Loyalty And Good Faith.

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

There Has Never Been A Man Mean And At The Same Time Virtuous.

Wherever You Go, Go With All Your Heart.

You Do Not Understand Even Life. How Can You Understand Death?

The Green Reed Which Bends In The Wind Is Stronger Than The Mighty Oak Which Breaks In A Storm.

Tsze-kung Asked, “is There One Word With Which To Act In Accordance Throughout A Lifetime?” The Master Said, “is Not Reciprocity Such A Word? What You Do Not Want Done To Yourself, Do Not Do To Others.

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A Gentleman Does Not Promote A Man On Account Of What He Says; Nor Does He Reject Sayings, Because The Speaker Is What He Is.

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See A Person's Means ... Observe His Motives. Examine That In Which He Rests. How Can A Person Conceal His Character?

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What Is Most Needed For Learning Is A Humble Mind.

The Superior Man Does What Is Proper To The Station In Which He Is; He Does Not Desire To Go Beyond This. In A Position Of Wealth And Honor, He Does What Is Proper To A Position Of Wealth And Honor. In A Poor And Low Position, He Does What Is Proper To A Poor And Low Position.

The Path Is Not Far From Man. When Men Try To Pursue A Course, Which Is Far From The Common Indications Of Consciousness, This Course Cannot Be Considered The Path.

When A Man Feels The Difficulty Of Doing, Can He Be Other Than Cautious And Slow In Speaking?

Man Who Eat Many Prunes Get Good Run For Money.

To Be Fond Of Learning Is To Draw Close To Wisdom. To Practice With Vigor Is To Draw Close To Benevolence. To Know The Sense Of Shame Is To Draw Close To Courage. He Who Knows These Three Things Knows How To Cultivate His Own Character. Knowing How To Cultivate His Own Character, He Knows How To Govern Other Men. Knowing How To Govern Other Men, He Knows How To Govern The World, Its States, And Its Families.

We Should Feel Sorrow, But Not Sink Under Its Oppression; The Heart Of A Wise Man Should Resemble A Mirror, Which Reflects Every Object Without Being Sullied By Any

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

The Demands That Good People Make Are Upon Themselves; Those That Bad People Make Are Upon Others.

In Language Clarity Is Everything.

Table Your Mistakes, Learn From Them, Then Move On.

When You See A Worthy Person, Endeavor To Emulate Him. When You See An Unworthy Person, Then Examine Your Inner Self.

Everything Has Beauty, But Not Everyone Sees It.

It Is The Obligation Of The Ruler To Continually Renew Himself In Order To Renew The People By His Example.

The Faults Of A Superior Person Are Like The Sun And Moon. They Have Their Faults, And Everyone Sees Them; They Change And Everyone Looks Up To Them.

The Firm, The Enduring, The Simple, And The Modest Are Near To Virtue.

In Old Days Men Studied For The Sake Of Self-improvement; Nowadays Men Study In Order To Impress Other People.

A Scholar Who Loves Comfort Is Not Fit To Be Called A Scholar.

Signs And Symbols Rule The World, Not Words Nor Laws.

Silence Is The True Friend That Never Betrays.

The Master Said, “a True Gentleman Is One Who Has Set His Heart Upon The Way. A Fellow Who Is Ashamed Merely Of Shabby Clothing Or Modest Meals Is Not Even Worth Conversing With.” (analects 4.9)

Choose A Job You Love, And You Will Never Have To Work A Day In Your Life.

When I Am With Others, They Are My Teachers. I Can Select Their Good Points And Follow Them, And Select Their Bad Points And Avoid Them.

The Only People Who Cannot Change Are The Most Wise And The Most Stupid.

Be Not Ashamed Of Mistakes And Thus Make Them Crimes.

Old Age, Believe Me, Is A Good And Pleasant Thing. It Is True You Are Gently Shouldered Off The Stage, But Then You Are Given Such A Comfortable Front Stall As Spectator.

The Chase Of Gain Is Rich In Hate

Sincerity Is The Way Of Heaven.

Excess And Deficiency Are Equally At Fault.

If There Were An Honorable Way To Get Rich, I’d Do It, Even If It Meant Being A Stooge Standing Around With A Whip. But There Isn’t An Honorable Way, So I Just Do What I Like.

Among Us, In Our Part Of The Country, Those Who Are Upright Are Different From This. The Father Conceals The Misconduct Of The Son, And The Son Conceals The Misconduct Of The Father. Uprightness Is To Be Found In This.

Do Not Answer The Person Whose Questions Are Vile. Do Not Question A Person Whose Answers Are Vile.

It Is Goodness That Gives To A Neighborhood Its Beauty. One Who Is Free To Choose, Yet Does Not Prefer To Dwell Among The Good - How Can He Be Accorded The Name Of Wise?

Acquire New Knowledge Whilst Thinking Over The Old, And You May Become A Teacher Of Others.

The Wise Man Delights In Water, The Good Man Delights In Mountains. For The Wise Move; But The Good Stay Still. The Wise Are Happy; But The Good Secure.

The People May Be Made To Follow A Path Of Action But They May Not Be Made To Understand It.

Humility Is The Solid Foundation Of All Virtues.

Reviewing What You Have Learned And Learning Anew, You Are Fit To Be A Teacher.

Virtue Is Not Solitary; It Is Bound To Have Neighbors

When You Are Laboring For Others, Let It Be With The Same Zeal As If It Were For Yourself.

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

A Man Of Wisdom Delights In Water.

Study As Though You Cannot Catch Up To It, And As Though You Fear You Are Going To Lose It.

Make Faithfulness And Truth Thy Masters: Have No Friends Unlike Thyself: Be Not Ashamed To Mend Thy Faults.

Without Goodness One Cannot Enjoy Enduring Happiness

We Should Worship As Though The Deity Were Present.

When It Is Obvious That The Goals Cannot Be Reached, Don't Adjust The Goals, Adjust The Action Steps.

Looking At Small Advantages Prevents Great Affairs From Being Accomplished.

I Have Never Seen A Man As Fond Of Virtue As Of Women.

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

Transport A Handful Of Earth Everyday And You Will Make A Mountain.

Wisdom Is Worried For Being Slow In Its Speech And Expeditious In Its Actions.

Do Not Let A Leader Lead You On A Bad Path.

Wisdom, Humanity & Courage, These Three Are Universal Virtues. The Way By Which They Are Practiced Are One.

A Man Who Does Not Forget An Agreement Is Resolved And Honorable Man.

To Know Everything Is To Know Nothing, But To Know Nothing Is To Know Everything.

A Superior Man Is Modest In His Speech, But Exceeds In His Actions.

To Know Your Faults And Be Able To Change Is The Greatest Virtue.

Don't Do Unto Others What You Don't Want Others To Do Unto You.

We Should Feel Sorrow, But Not Sink Under Its Oppression.

Act With Kindness But Do Not Expect Gratitude.

Express Yourself

Death And Life Have Their Determined Appointments; Riches And Honors Depend Upon Heaven.

If There Were One Word That Could Act As A Standard Of Conduct For One's Entire Life, Perhaps It Would Be 'thoughtfulness.

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

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.

The Master Said, A Gentleman, In His Plans, Thinks Of The Way; He Does Not Think How He Is Going To Make A Living. Even Farming Sometimes Entails 5 Times Of Shortage; And Even Learning May Incidentally Lead To High Pay. But A Gentleman's Anxieties Concern The Progress Of The Way; He Has No Anxiety Concerning Poverty.

Ability Will Never Catch Up With The Demand For It.

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

A Bit Of Fragrance Always Clings To The Hand That Gives Roses. If You Are Generous, You Will Gain Everything.

To Find The Tao, There Is Nowhere You Need To Search. If It Is Not Inside You, It Is Not The Tao.

Do Not Treat Others As You Yourself Would Not Be Treated.

The Superior Man Loves His Soul; The Inferior Man Loves His Property.

The Contrived Language And The Flattering Attitude Rarely Come With The Virtue.

I Transmit But Do Not Create. I Place My Trust In The Teachings Of Antiquity.

By Nature, Men Are Nearly Alike; By Practice, They Get To Be Wide Apart.

The Nobler Sort Of Man Emphasizes The Good Qualities In Others, And Does Not Accentuate The Bad. The Inferior Does The Reverse. . . . The Nobler Sort Of Man Pays Special Attention To Nine Points. He Is Anxious To See Clearly, To Hear Distinctly, To Be Kindly In His Looks, Respectful In His Demeanor, Conscientious In His Speech, Earnest In His Affairs. When In Doubt, He Is Careful To Inquire; When In Anger, He Thinks Of The Consequences; When Offered An Opportunity For Gain, He Thinks Only Of His Duty.

He With Whom Neither Slander That Gradually Soaks Into The Mind, Nor Statements That Startle Like A Wound In The Flesh, Are Successful May Be Called Intelligent Indeed.

The Silent Treasuring Up Of Knowledge; Learning Without Satiety; And Instructing Others Without Being Wearied: Which One Of These Things Belongs To Me?

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