He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

Quote by Confucius

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To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

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

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

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?

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

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

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...

I do not want a friend Who smiles when I smile Who weeps when I...

I do not want a friend Who smiles when I smile Who weeps when I...

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

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

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

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 superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed...

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed...

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

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

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

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

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.

Silence is a friend who will never betray

Silence is a friend who will never betray

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north...

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north...

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...

Come swish around, my pretty punk, And keep me dancing still That I may stay...

Come swish around, my pretty punk, And keep me dancing still That I may stay...

Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds...

Thou shalt even drink it and suck it out, and thou shalt break the sherds...