Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Quote by Confucius

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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 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...

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 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...

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...

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

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

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

Consideration for others is the basic of a good life, a good society.

Consideration for others is the basic of a good life, a good society.

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?

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.

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

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

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

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...

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...

Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it...

Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it...

Great leadership does not mean running away from reality. Sometimes the hard truths might just...

Great leadership does not mean running away from reality. Sometimes the hard truths might just...

What is the noble truth of suffering? Birth is suffering, ageing is suffering and sorrow...

What is the noble truth of suffering? Birth is suffering, ageing is suffering and sorrow...