The superior man seeks what is right; the inferior one, what is profitable.
¶ (Attributed)
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Confucius (551-479 BC) Chinese philosopher [Ku'ng Ch'in, Ku'ng Fu-tzu]
Better than the one who knows what is right is he who loves what is right.
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If you don't know how to serve men, why worry about serving the gods?
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The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
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When anger rises, think of the consequences.
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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
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It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
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The superior man goes through his life without any one preconceived course of action or taboo. He merely decides for the moment what is the right thing to do.
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When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults.
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Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
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Trickling water, if not stopped, will become a mighty river.
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The greatest glory is not in never failing but in rising up every time we fall.
¶ Analects
When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will is sincere, then the heart is set right; when the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated; when the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated; when the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly; and when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in this world.
¶ Liki [Record of Rites], ch. 42
Only the supremely wise and the abysmally ignorant do not change.
¶ Lun Yu
What is called a great minister is one who serves his prince according to what is right; and when he finds he cannot do so, retires.
¶ Lun Yu, 11.23
tr. James Legge, 1930
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.
¶ Lun Yu, II, xxv
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