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

~Confucius

Topics: Continue Nothing Remember Unless Wronged You

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The cautious seldom err.

~Confucius

Topics: Cautious Err Seldom

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

~Confucius

Topics: Courage Faced Lack Leave Right Shows Undone

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To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons.

~Confucius

Topics: Attention Business Country Economy Employment Expenditure Love Men Must People Proper Rule Seasons Sincerity Thousand

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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.

~Confucius

Topics: Being Concerned Fit How Instead Known May Office Seek Think Worthy You Yourself

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

~Confucius

Topics: Better Contract Friendship Man Never Than Thyself

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

~Confucius

Topics: Others Same Were You Yourself Zeal

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

~Confucius

Topics: About Fear Find Heart Look Nothing Own Worry Wrong You Your

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

~Confucius

Topics: Labor Learning Lost Perilous Thought Without

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

~Confucius

Topics: According Action Acts Afterwards Before He His Man Speaks Superior Superior Man

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Biography

Nationality: Chinese

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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