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

Quote by Confucius

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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.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon...

The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon...

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the...

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the...

To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.

To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them

Failure is not an option.

Failure is not an option.

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by...

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by...

To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it

To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it

Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right...

Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right...

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When...

When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When...

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a...

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a...

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

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

For sorrow there is no remedy provided by nature; it is often occasioned by accidents...

For sorrow there is no remedy provided by nature; it is often occasioned by accidents...

Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect...

Someday I want to be rich. Some people get so rich they lose all respect...