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

Quote by Confucius

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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.

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...

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...

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

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...

He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being...

He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being...

Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.

Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.

It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife.

It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife.

Consideration for others is the basic of a good life, a good society.

Consideration for others is the basic of a good life, a good society.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

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

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

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.

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

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

Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?

Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?

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.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he...

I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he...

If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if...

If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if...

The last motive in the world for acquiring vocabulary should be to impress. Words should...

The last motive in the world for acquiring vocabulary should be to impress. Words should...

Whoever said Marriage is a 50-50 proposition laid the foundation for more divorce fees than...

Whoever said Marriage is a 50-50 proposition laid the foundation for more divorce fees than...