To love a thing means wanting it to live

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?

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north...

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north...

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

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

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 reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.

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

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it

To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it

Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.

Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

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...

Consideration for others is the basic of a good life, a good society.

Consideration for others is the basic of a good life, a good society.

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

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.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

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

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

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom...

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom...

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...

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.

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at...

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at...

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.