Motivational Quotes: Confucius

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"Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see."

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

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"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."

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"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."

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"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."

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

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"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

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"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps."

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"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."

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"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."

Confucius

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

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"The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell."

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"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large."

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

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"Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men."

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

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"If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear? "

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"Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire."

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"Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage."

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"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."

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"When anger rises, think of the consequences."

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"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge."

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"I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being."

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"To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."

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"The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action."

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"The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them."

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"The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort."

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"Heaven means to be one with God."

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"The cautious seldom err."

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

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