Confucius

"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me you don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step the man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."

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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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