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

Quote by Confucius

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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...

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

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

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

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

Failure is not an option.

Failure is not an option.

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...

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

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

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule,...

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule,...

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

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...

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

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

Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you...

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you...

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.

People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

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?

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

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...

Sex is the consolation you have when you can't have love.

Sex is the consolation you have when you can't have love.

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to...

A creative man is motivated by the desire to achieve, not by the desire to...