To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and…

Quote by Confucius

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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 thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

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

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Anyone who angers you conquers you

Anyone who angers you conquers you

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

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

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their...

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their...

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?

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

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...

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.

When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war

When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest....

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest....

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles

It is better to play than do nothing

It is better to play than do nothing

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.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if...

If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if...

A misspelled word is probably an alias for some desperate call for aid, which is...

A misspelled word is probably an alias for some desperate call for aid, which is...

Language is the dress of thought.

Language is the dress of thought.