Study the past if you would divine the future

Quote by Confucius

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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...

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

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...

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.

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little;...

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little;...

When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war

When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness

Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness

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

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

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you...

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you...

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

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...

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?

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...

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.