Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

Quote by Confucius

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People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

Make fair agreements and stick to them

Make fair agreements and stick to them

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

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

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

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

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule,...

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule,...

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

Virtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.

Virtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.

Failure is not an option.

Failure is not an option.

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them

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

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

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.

To love a thing means wanting it to live

To love a thing means wanting it to live

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

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

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