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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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...

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it

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 I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my...

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my...

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

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

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right...

Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right...

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...

Virtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.

Virtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.

Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.

Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.

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...

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...

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

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 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...

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

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

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 love a thing means wanting it to live.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

The art of love... is largely the art of persistence.

The art of love... is largely the art of persistence.

You must enshrine in your hearts the spiritual urge towards light and love, Wisdom and...

You must enshrine in your hearts the spiritual urge towards light and love, Wisdom and...