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

Quote by Confucius

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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.

Make fair agreements and stick to them

Make fair agreements and stick to them

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...

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...

The object of the superior man is truth.

The object of the superior man is truth.

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

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

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

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

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

Study the past if you would divine the future

Study the past if you would divine the future

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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...

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

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...

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one...

There is overwhelming evidence that the higher the level of self-esteem, the more likely one...

God's bodkin, man, much better: use every man after his desert, and who shall scape...

God's bodkin, man, much better: use every man after his desert, and who shall scape...

I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who...

I dont know if hell exists, but there sure as hell are some people who...

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear...

One ought to seek out virtue for its own sake, without being influenced by fear...