Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Quote by Confucius

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

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

When anger rises, think of the consequences

When anger rises, think of the consequences

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

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

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

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past if you would divine the future

Study the past if you would divine the future

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

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

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess...

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess...

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles

Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness

Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in...

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in...

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

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

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

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

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

Study the past if you would divine the future

Study the past if you would divine the future

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

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

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

Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as...

Never become so much of an expert that you stop gaining expertise. View life as...

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll...

Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll...

Try living one day without any unhealthy thoughts. It may be very difficult, but try...

Try living one day without any unhealthy thoughts. It may be very difficult, but try...