Wednesday, April 7, 2010

Quotations: Confucius

Confucius was a Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)  Many quotations are credited to Confucius but the philosophy and logic could have come from much before him.
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The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.

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To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness
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What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
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He who will not economize will have to agonize
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You cannot open a book without learning something.
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What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

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

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

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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.

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