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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To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.
A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.
If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children.
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.
Time flows away like the water in the river.
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.
Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
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