The object of the superior man is truth.

Quote by Confucius

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The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife.

It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife.

Failure is not an option.

Failure is not an option.

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...

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

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

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

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.

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest....

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest....

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

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

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...

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...

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.

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

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...

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

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

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

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

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...

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

The rarest quality in an epitaph is truth.

I'm going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose.

I'm going to speak my mind because I have nothing to lose.