Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, see to the (be?) worthy of being known.

Quote by Confucius

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Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles

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.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

Tsze-Kung asked, Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for...

Tsze-Kung asked, Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for...

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom...

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom...

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

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

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...

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

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

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.

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are...

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are...

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...

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

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

Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life;...

Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it. Bitterness paralyzes life; love empowers it. Bitterness sours life;...

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

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

When our hatred is too bitter it places us below those whom we hate.

When our hatred is too bitter it places us below those whom we hate.