Confucius is the boss

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rusvik

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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.

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

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

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

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.

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

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

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

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

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.




Inb4 quotes really belong to Justin Bieber
 


Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.

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.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

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.
 
If we don't know life, how can we know death?

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 superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

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

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

Heaven means to be one with God.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

The cautious seldom err.

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

The object of the superior man is truth.

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.
 
"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of."

-Hadn't heard that one b4. Very telling.

I wish wisdom like this and the Buddha's would catch on in the west more; they are far superior to whatever passes for the alternative here now. (Beer commercials?)
 
lukep said:
"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of."

-Hadn't heard that one b4. Very telling.

I wish wisdom like this and the Buddha's would catch on in the west more; they are far superior to whatever passes for the alternative here now. (Beer commercials?)
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Oh man do I agree. But really, a lot of this is very similar to Socrates and similar early greek philosophers who you could say were closer to the beginning of civilized man than we are and maybe therefore better understood what isn't 'man'.

However, the knowledge of the Greek were of course lost because of the middle ages and theologican reign of terror plus wars with the muslims. Ethnic lore from the middle east unfortunately made it into Europe as religion.

Incidentally, it was only when the classical knowledge was rediscovered in the rennesaince that the west took off and left the rest behind.
 
mx=headroom said:
TLDC (too long didn't confucius)
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