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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Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.

Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.

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 makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes...

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes...

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...

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not...

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not...

To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it

To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it

If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if...

If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if...

Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are...

Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are...

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of...

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of...

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

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...

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

When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war

When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war

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

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

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their...

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their...

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...

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...