In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

Quote by Confucius

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Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.

Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

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.

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

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.

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.

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...

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.

He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

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...

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...

Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star

Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star

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.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

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...

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?

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

Men are no more immune from emotions than women; we think women are more emotional...

Men are no more immune from emotions than women; we think women are more emotional...

Women are the only oppressed group in our society that lives in intimate association with...

Women are the only oppressed group in our society that lives in intimate association with...