When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

Quote by Confucius

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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.

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to...

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to...

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are...

Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are...

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

It is better to play than do nothing

It is better to play than do nothing

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...

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

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

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

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

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.

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a...

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a...

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...

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my...

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my...

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...

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

Let sinful bachelors their woes deplore, full well they merit all they feel, and more

Let sinful bachelors their woes deplore, full well they merit all they feel, and more

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the...

Instead of saying that man is the creature of circumstance, it would be nearer the...

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it...

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it...

To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.

To conquer frustration, one must remain intensely focused on the outcome, not the obstacles.

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

And in the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the...

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart...

I do not think there is any thrill that can go through the human heart...

The wise are above books

The wise are above books