Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.
Confucius
The expectations of life depend upon diligence the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
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To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue.. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
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Learning without thought is labor lost thought without learning is perilous.
labor thought learning lost
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
remember
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
wishes good
force men knowing words impossible
A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.
trouble door man plan find
The object of the superior man is truth.
man truth
When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.
knowledge lose virtue
While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead.. While you do not know life, how can you know about death
life men death serve dead spirits
The superior man is satisfied and composed the mean man is always full of distress.
man
I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.
knowledge possession seeking born
What the superior man seeks is in himself what the small man seeks is in others.
man small
Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito.
kill
I do not want a friend Who smiles when I smile Who weeps when I weep For my shadow in the pool Can do better than that.
smile shadow smiles friend weep
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