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

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
(Attributed)

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
(Attributed)

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
(Attributed)

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
(Attributed)

The superior man goes through his life without any one preconceived course of action or taboo. He merely decides for the moment what is the right thing to do.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
(Attributed)

When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
(Attributed)

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
(Attributed)
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Trickling water, if not stopped, will become a mighty river.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
(Attributed)
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If you don’t know how to serve men, why worry about serving the gods?

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
(Attributed)

Better than the one who knows what is right is he who loves what is right.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
(Attributed)

The superior man seeks what is right; the inferior one, what is profitable.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
(Attributed)

The greatest glory is not in never failing but in rising up every time we fall.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
Analects

What you do not want done to yourself do not do to others.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
Analects, 15.23 [tr. Legge (1930)]
See also the Bible, Matthew 7:12.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
Analects, 2.24 [tr.J. Legge (1930)]

A man should say, … “I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.”

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
Analects, 4.14 [tr.Legge (1930)]

Straightforwardness, without the rules of propriety, beomces rudeness.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
Confucian Analects, 8.2 [tr. Legge (1930)]

When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will is sincere, then the heart is set right; when the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated; when the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated; when the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly; and when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in this world.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
Liki [Record of Rites], ch. 42

Only the supremely wise and the abysmally ignorant do not change.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
Lun Yu

What is called a great minister is one who serves his prince according to what is right; and when he finds he cannot do so, retires.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
Lun Yu, 11.23
tr. James Legge, 1930

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.

Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
Lun Yu, II, xxv