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

Quote by Confucius

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Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right...

Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right...

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do...

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do...

Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.

Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.

To be in ones own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

To be in ones own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

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...

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Study the past if you would divine the future

Study the past if you would divine the future

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...

The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

Forget injuries; never forget kindness.

Forget injuries; never forget kindness.

People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

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

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

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.

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees 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.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

The administration of justice is the firmest pillar of government

I do not rule Russia; ten thousand clerks do

I do not rule Russia; ten thousand clerks do