You cannot open a book without learning something.

Quote by Confucius

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

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

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

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

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

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?

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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.

Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it...

Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it...

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.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by...

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by...

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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...

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.