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“A noble minded person is not an implement.”
― Confucius, The Analects

“Success depends upon previous preparation.”
― Confucius

“The noble-minded are all-encompassing, not stuck in doctrines. Little people are stuck in doctrines.”
― Confucius, The Analects

“cautiously, you avoid trouble. See all that you can – then, if you forget the perilous and”
― Confucius, The Analects

“Listen to all that you can – then, if you forget the deficiencies and speak about the rest cautiously, you avoid trouble. See all that you can – then, if you forget the perilous and act upon the rest cautiously, you’ll avoid regret. In speech avoid trouble, in action avoid regret – then rewards will come of themselves.”
― Confucius, The Analects

“Is it not indeed a pleasure to acquire knowledge and constantly to exercise oneself therein?”
― Confucius, The Analects

“Lord Chi Wen thought three times before taking any action. When the Master heard this, he said: Twice is plenty enough.”
― Confucius, The Analects

“Clever talk, ingratiating looks, fawning reverence: Tso-ch’iu Ming found that shameful, and so do I. Friendly while harboring resentment: Tso-ch’iu Ming found that shameful, too, and so do I.”
― Confucius, The Analects

“If you want to make a stand, help others make a stand, and if you want to reach your goal, help others reach their goal. Consider yourself and treat others accordingly: this is the method of Humanity.”
― Confucius, The Analects

“The nobler type of man is broad-minded and not prejudiced. The inferior man is prejudiced and not broad-minded.”
― Confucius, The Analects

“Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.”
― Confucius

“Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I’ve exhausted every possibility.”
― Confucius, The Analects

“Worthy admonitions cannot fail to inspire us, but what matters is changing ourselves. Reverent advice cannot fail to encourage us, but what matters is acting on it. Encouraged without acting, inspired without changing – there’s nothing to be done for such people.”
― Confucius, The Analects

“Adept Lu spent a night at Stone Date, and the gatekeeper asked: Where are you from? From the House of Confucius, replied Lu. Isn’t he the one who knows it’s hopeless, but keeps trying anyway?”
― Confucius, The Analects

“Si vos parents tombent dans une faute, avertissez-les avec grande douceur. Si vous les voyez déterminés à ne pas suivre vos avis, redoublez vos témoignages de respect, sans vous opposer. Quand même ils vous maltraiteraient, n’en ayez aucun ressentiment. ”
― Confucius

“Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.”
― Confucius, The Analects

“Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.”
― Confucius, The Sayings of Confucius