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"The Master said, At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of righ."
"Excessive (population) growth may reduce output per worker, repress levels of living for the masses and engender strife"
"Every man knows the smell of his own fart."
"A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard."
"Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly."
"Friendship with the upright, with the truthful and with the well informed is beneficial. Friendship with those who flatter, with those who are meek and who compromise with principles, and with those who talk cleverly is harmful."
"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."
"Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it."
"An inconvenience is an unrecognized opportunity."
"Riches and honor are what everyone desires, but if they can be gained only by doing evil, they must not be held. Don't worry about not being in office, worry about qualifying yourself for office. Don't worry that no one knows you, but seek to be worthy of being known."
"When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger."
"Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself."
"Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge."
"Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!"
"The man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others."
"It cannot be when the root is neglected that what springs from it will be well ordered."
"I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being."
"It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family."
"Words are the voice of the heart."
"The funniest people are the saddest once"