The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

Quote by Confucius

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Dont complain about the snow on your neighbors roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

Dont complain about the snow on your neighbors roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity...

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity...

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

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

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...

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see...

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see...

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?

He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being...

He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being...

It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great

It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great

Failure is not an option.

Failure is not an option.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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...

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

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

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

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

Children are like wet cement. Whatever falls on them makes an impression.

There are no lessons to learn from the ones you save, no reason to remember...

There are no lessons to learn from the ones you save, no reason to remember...

Ideas came with explosive immediacy, like an instant birth. Human thought is like a monstrous...

Ideas came with explosive immediacy, like an instant birth. Human thought is like a monstrous...