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

Quote by Confucius

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Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

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?

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,...

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.

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if...

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if...

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

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?

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.

The man of wisdom has no perplexity; the man of humanity has no worry; the...

The man of wisdom has no perplexity; the man of humanity has no worry; the...

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.

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

If a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near...

If a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near...

If names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of...

If names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of...

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

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

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

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

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

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

Learning is not child's play; we cannot learn without pain

I have learned to respect ideas, wherever they come from. Often they come from clients....

I have learned to respect ideas, wherever they come from. Often they come from clients....

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness

Cleanliness is almost as bad as godliness