Study the past if you would divine the future

Quote by Confucius

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To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is 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.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

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

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

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

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.

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are...

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are...

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

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

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

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.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

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

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

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the...

How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on 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...

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.

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.