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The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

By Confucius

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

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

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The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it not having it, to confess your ignorance.

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The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.

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The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their virtue. They will even sacrifice their lives to preserve their virtue complete.

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The cautious seldom err.

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Study the past if you would define the future.

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Silence is a friend who will never betray.

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Respect yourself and others will respect you.

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Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart.

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Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

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Learning without thought is labor lost

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

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

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It is only the benevolent man who is capable of liking or disliking other men.

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Is virtue a thing remote I wish to be virtuous, and lo Virtue is at hand.

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Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.

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

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

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In his errors a man is true to type. Observe the errors and you will know the man.

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Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.

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If we don't know life, how can we know death

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If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.

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If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

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If a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand

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If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

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If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere - although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.

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If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere - although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.

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If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face of danger, and does not forget sentiments he has repeated all his life when he has been in straitened circumstances for a long time, he may be said to be a complete man.

By Confucius