Confucius
Philosopher
"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."
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Confucianism
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Confucius
Philosopher
"Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it."
Confucius
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"If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like?"
Confucius
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"There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute."
Confucius
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"If you don't know how to serve men, why worry about serving the gods?"
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"Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone."
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"I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it."
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"The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing."
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"They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it."
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"Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand."
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