If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if…

Quote by Confucius

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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...

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...

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.

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

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

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

It is difficult to inspire others to accomplish what you haven't been willing to try

It is difficult to inspire others to accomplish what you haven't been willing to try

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...

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little;...

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little;...

Forget injuries; never forget kindness.

Forget injuries; never forget kindness.

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

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

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.

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

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

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort

Never give a sword to a man who cant dance.

Never give a sword to a man who cant dance.

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...

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness

Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness

This story is slightly immoral, but so, I guess, are stories based on truth

This story is slightly immoral, but so, I guess, are stories based on truth

All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?

All truth is simple... is that not doubly a lie?