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

Quote by Confucius

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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?

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future...

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future...

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...

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...

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.

Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.

Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.

Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.

Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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...

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.

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...

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.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

Equality is not in regarding different things similarly, equality is in regarding different things differently.

Equality is not in regarding different things similarly, equality is in regarding different things differently.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.

Democracy means simply the bludgeoning of the people by the people for the people.