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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The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed...

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed...

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...

Study the past if you would divine the future

Study the past if you would divine the future

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A...

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A...

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...

Tsze-Kung asked, Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for...

Tsze-Kung asked, Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for...

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

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.

To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

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

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

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

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

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

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...

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.

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

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

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

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