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

Quote by Confucius

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Study the past if you would divine the future

Study the past if you would divine the future

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...

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

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...

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity...

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity...

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...

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

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...

It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

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...

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you...

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you...

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.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses

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 prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

Virtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.

Virtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.

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

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

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

I've been making a list of the things they don't teach you at school. They...

We must expect to fail...but fail in a learning posture, determined no to repeat the...

We must expect to fail...but fail in a learning posture, determined no to repeat the...

To think at its best is to find oneself carried down the current of necessity.

To think at its best is to find oneself carried down the current of necessity.