“Don’t grieve when people fail to recognize your ability. Grieve for your lack of ability instead.”
― The Analects
― The Analects
“One who never anticipates deceit or expects duplicity, and yet is the first to recognize such things – is that not a sage indeed?”
― The Analects
― The Analects
“To one who is not eager I do not reveal anything, nor do I explain anything to one who is not communicative. If I raise one corner for someone and he cannot come back with the other three, I do not go on.”
― The Analects
― The Analects
“Learning without thinking is useless. Thinking without learning is dangerous.”
― The Analects
― The Analects
“If things far away don’t concern you, you’ll soon mourn things close at hand.”
― The Analects
― The Analects
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