Confucius (551–479 BCE) was a Chinese philosopher and politician. His principles of filial piety and the “Golden Rule” have had profound cultural and political impact throughout history, spreading from China around the world.
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We meet no ordinary people in our lives.
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Stay a verb—don’t become a noun.
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Life’s work is to wake up, to let the things that enter into the circle wake you up rather than put you to sleep. The only way to do this is to open, be curious, and develop some sense of sympathy for everything that comes along, to get to know its nature and let it teach you what it will.
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We cannot make another person change his or her steps to an old dance, but if we change our own steps, the dance no longer can continue in the same predictable pattern.
Since in order to speak, one must first listen, learn to speak by listening.
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Empathetic listening is an awesome medication for the hurting heart.
. . . it is almost always the case that whatever has wounded you will also be instrumental in your healing.
If you bring forth what is within you it will save you. If you do not, it will destroy you.
If only our passion to understand others were as great as our passion to be understood. Were this so, all our apologies would be truly meaningful and healing.
Respect the fact that all you do and are now has evolved for a good reason and serves an important purpose.