When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.

Quote by Confucius

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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?

It is better to play than do nothing

It is better to play than do nothing

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...

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

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

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.

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.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must...

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must...

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.

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

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

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

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.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

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.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

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

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

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come...

There are joys which long to be ours. God sends ten thousands truths, which come...

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground

Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground