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

Quote by Confucius

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When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When...

When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When...

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...

Failure is not an option.

Failure is not an option.

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in...

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in...

When anger rises, think of the consequences

When anger rises, think of the consequences

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

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.

It is better to play than do nothing

It is better to play than do nothing

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 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.

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 conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to...

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to...

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.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses

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.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

Prosperity depends more on wanting what you have than having what you want.

Prosperity depends more on wanting what you have than having what you want.