To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

Quote by Confucius

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Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star

Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star

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?

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...

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are...

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are...

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...

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 be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

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

You cannot open a book without learning something.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

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

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

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

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...

The cautious seldom err.

The cautious seldom err.

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...

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in...

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in...

There are no ordinary moments. There is always something going on.

There are no ordinary moments. There is always something going on.

One of life's gifts is that each of us, no matter how tired and downtrodden,...

One of life's gifts is that each of us, no matter how tired and downtrodden,...