If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

Quote by Confucius

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The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon...

The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon...

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.

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in...

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in...

Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.

Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.

Make fair agreements and stick to them

Make fair agreements and stick to them

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if...

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if...

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without

Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

If names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of...

If names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of...

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

The man of wisdom has no perplexity; the man of humanity has no worry; the...

The man of wisdom has no perplexity; the man of humanity has no worry; the...

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.

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

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

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do...

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do...

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.

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

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

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?

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...

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.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.