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

~Confucius

Topics: Change Constant Happiness Must Often Who Wisdom Would

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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.

~Confucius

Topics: Anger Art Asked Give Go Gods Little Near Speak Steps Thou Thou Art Three Truth Wilt Yield

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

~Confucius

Topics: Cannot Conceal Consider Employs Himself His Look Man Means Motives Observe Pleasures Simply Which

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The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

~Confucius

Topics: Attention Because Book Books Brings He Honored Most Need Neglect Our Rule Salesman Should Very

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To those whose talents are above mediocrity, the highest subjects may be announced. To those who are below mediocrity, the highest subjects may not be announced.

~Confucius

Topics: Above Announced Below Highest May Mediocrity Subjects Talents Those Who Whose

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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.

~Confucius

Topics: Age Believe Comfortable Front Gently Given Good Me Off Old Old Age Pleasant Pleasant Thing Spectator Stage Stall Then Thing True You

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The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.

~Confucius

Topics: Difficulty First His Interest Later Makes Man Only Overcome Success Superior Superior Man

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

~Confucius

Topics: Courage Principle Right See Want

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

~Confucius

Topics: Boredom Constraints Inspire Often People Revenge Submit Themselves Virtuous Which

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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.

~Confucius

Topics: Change Everyone Faults Like Looks Moon Person Sees Sun Superior Them Up

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Biography

Nationality: Chinese

Type: Philosopher

Born: Unknown

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