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

Quote by Confucius

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Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity...

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity...

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without

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.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Dont complain about the snow on your neighbors roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

Dont complain about the snow on your neighbors roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little;...

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little;...

Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it

Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it...

Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it...

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is...

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is...

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see...

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see...

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.