Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

Quote by Confucius

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With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a...

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a...

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

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.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

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

Learning without thought is labor 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?

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Heaven means to be one with God.

Heaven means to be one with God.

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

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

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

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

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

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at...

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at...

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

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

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 in ones own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

To be in ones own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

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.

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A...

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A...

A man who really wants something will find a way; a man who doesnt will...

A man who really wants something will find a way; a man who doesnt will...

Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning

Words may show a man's wit but actions his meaning