" 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. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue…[They are] gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" To govern is to correct. If you set an example by being correct, who would dare remain incorrect? "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change. "

Confucius Analects

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

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" 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, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" The cautious seldom err. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere – although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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

Confucius, Analects, XV.24 Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" [The superior man] acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" I hear and I forget.
I see and I believe.
I do and I understand. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" Study the past if you would define the future. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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