Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.

Quote by Confucius

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Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in...

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in...

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

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

Study the past if you would divine the future

Study the past if you would divine the future

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if...

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if...

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess...

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess...

You cannot open a book without learning something.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if...

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if...

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.

The man of wisdom has no perplexity; the man of humanity has no worry; the...

The man of wisdom has no perplexity; the man of humanity has no worry; the...

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...

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...

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.

The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the...

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the...

When anger rises, think of the consequences

When anger rises, think of the consequences

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles

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.

In my opinion, the greatest single failure of American education is that students come away...

In my opinion, the greatest single failure of American education is that students come away...

All war represents a failure of diplomacy

All war represents a failure of diplomacy

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...

Often the difference between a successful person and a failure is not one has better...