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

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

Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

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

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

Make fair agreements and stick to them

Make fair agreements and stick to them

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...

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

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,...

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...

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 superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

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...

It is difficult to inspire others to accomplish what you haven't been willing to try

It is difficult to inspire others to accomplish what you haven't been willing to try

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

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

Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?

Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?

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.

Never give a sword to a man who cant dance.

Never give a sword to a man who cant dance.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

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...