1. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “The Master said, Yu, shall I tell you what knowledge is? When you know a thing, to know that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to recognize that you do not know it. That is knowledge.”

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2. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.”

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3. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.”

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4. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “To have faults and to be making no effort to amend them is to have faults indeed!”

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5. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “If my mind is not engaged in my worship, it is as though I worshipped not.”

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6. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “We should worship as though the deity were present.”

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7. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “Words are the voice of the heart.”

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8. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”

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9. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “To understand yourself is the key to wisdom.”

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10. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.”

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11. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “I have never seen one who really loves goodness or one who really hates wickedness. One who really loves goodness will not place anything above it. One who really hates wickedness will practice goodness in such a way that wickedness will have no chance to get at him. Is there anyone who has devoted his whole strength to doing good for even as long as a single day? I have not seen anyone give up such an attempt because he had not the strength to go on. Perhaps there is such a case, but I have never seen it.”

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12. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “Love of goodness without love of learning degenerates into simple-mindedness. Love of knowledge without love of learning degenerates into utter lack of principle. Love of faithfulness without love of learning degenerates into injurious disregard of consequences. Love of uprightness without love of learning degenerates into harshness. Love of courage without love of learning degenerates into insubordination. Love of strong character without love of learning degenerates into mere recklessness.”

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13. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “The superior man understands what is right. The inferior man understands what will sell.”

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14. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “I have not seen one who loves virtue as he loves beauty.”

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15. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.”

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16. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.”

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17. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “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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18. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “It is goodness that gives to a neighborhood its beauty. One who is free to choose, yet does not prefer to dwell among the good — how can he be accorded the name of wise?”

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19. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “The Way is not for, but from, man; if we take the Way as something superhuman, beyond man, this is not the real Way.”

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20. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the right path?”

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21. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “The gentleman has nine cares. In seeing he is careful to see clearly; in hearing he is careful to hear distinctly; in his looks he is careful to be kind, in his manner to be respectful, in his words to be sincere, in his work to be diligent. When in doubt he is careful to ask for information; when angry he has a care for the consequences; and when he sees a chance for gain, he thinks carefully whether the pursuits of it would be right.”

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22. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.”

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23. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others.”

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24. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “Silence is a friend who will never betray.”

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25. Kung Fu-tzu Confucius - “He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.”

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