Confucius

"Great is the man who can overcome the world, but greater still is the man who can overcome himself, for he will have the world spinning on the palm of his hand."

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Source: A Little Book of Aphorisms. Book by Frederick B. Wilcox, p. 185, 1947.

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Confucius

Confucius

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Confucius was a Chinese philosopher known for his teachings on ethics, morality, and social harmony, particularly through his work 'The Analects'.

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