If a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

Quote by Confucius

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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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?

To be in ones own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

To be in ones own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

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 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.

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

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

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 left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A...

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A...

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

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

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.

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

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

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...

Good government is good politics.

Good government is good politics.

This American government what is it but a tradition, though a recent one, endeavoring to...

This American government what is it but a tradition, though a recent one, endeavoring to...