"What you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others."
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"Guide them by edicts, keep them in line with punishments, and the common people will stay out of trouble but will have no sense of shame. Guide them by virtue, keep them in line with the rites, and they will, besides having a sense of shame, reform themselves."
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"Here is an example of Confucius sayings: "It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." In a few words, Confucius teaches us about patience, perseverance, discipline, and hard work. But if you probe further, you will see more layers. Confucius' philosophies have significantly influenced spiritual and social thought. His views bear insight and depth of wisdom. You can apply his teachings in every sphere of life. Confucius' profound teachings are based on humanism."
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"If we don't know life, how can we know death?"
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"One hundred women are not worth a single testicle."
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"Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness"
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"Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes."
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"To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle."
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"Without that innate sense of human worth, a man cannot long endure adversity, nor can he long enjoy prosperity."
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"Big head, target for enemy; big heart, target for friend."
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"True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good."
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"What the wise seek is in themselves"
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"To think twice is quite enough."
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"I do not enlighten those who are not eager to learn, nor arouse those who are not anxious to give an explanation themselves. If I have presented one corner of the square and they cannot come back to me with the other three, I should not go over the points again."
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"It is only the very wisest and the very stupidest who never change."
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"If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer."
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"In vain I have looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself."
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"The highest kind of man is the one who does before talking and practices what he professes."
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"For benefits return benefits; for injuries return justice without any admixture of revenge."
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"An angry man is full of poison."
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