Confucius

(699 votes)   Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.

Confucius
BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher

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(574 votes)   It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

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BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher

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(522 votes)   Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.

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BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher

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(487 votes)   Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

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BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher

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(476 votes)   The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

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BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher

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(429 votes)   The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.

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BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher

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(412 votes)   The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.

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BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher

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(384 votes)   If you lead the people with correctness, who will dare not be correct?

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(374 votes)   Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.

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BC 551-479, Chinese Ethical Teacher, Philosopher

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(369 votes)   With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow -- I have still joy in the midst of all these things.

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(357 votes)   A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.

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(357 votes)   Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.

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(348 votes)   A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.

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(341 votes)   Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

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(332 votes)   To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude. He who knows these three things

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