To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

Quote by Confucius

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Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it

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...

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.

I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he...

I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he...

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, dont adjust the goals, adjust...

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, dont adjust the goals, adjust...

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in...

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in...

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

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

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

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.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

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.

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...

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

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

No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in...

No lying knight or lying priest ever prospered in any age, but especially not in...

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of...

To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of...

It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a...

It's hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a...