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“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
― Confucius, Confucius: The Analects
tags: incrementalism, motivational, perseverance
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“Respect yourself and others will respect you.”

― Confucius, Sayings of Confucius
tags: respect, self-respect
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“Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.”

― Confucius, The Analects
tags: faithfulness, loyalty, sincerity
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“To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.”

― Confucius, The Analects
tags: disgrace, honor, justice, society, wealth
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“Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.”

― Confucius, The Analects
tags: clumsiness, grace, inspirational
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“The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.”
― Confucius, Analects of Confucius
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“When the wind blows,the grass bends.”

― Confucius, The Analects
tags: inspirational
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“He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him;
He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows Not Is A Fool - Shun Him”
― Confucius, The Analects
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“Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the
Arts.”
― Confucius, The Analects
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“Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and
they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put
them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of
shame, they will order themselves harmoniously”
― Confucius, The Analects
tags: philosophical
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“The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified
ease.”
― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius
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“Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.”
― Confucius, The Analects
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“If there were an honorable way to get rich, I’d do it, even if it meant being a stooge standing around
with a whip. But there isn’t an honorable way, so I just do what I like.”
― Confucius, Analects of Confucius
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“Not to discuss with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man. To discuss with a man not
worthy of conversation is to waste words. The wise waste neither men nor words.”
― Confucius, The Analects
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“The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.”
― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius
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“Tsze-Kung asked, “Is there one word with which to act in accordance throughout a lifetime?” The
Master said, “Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to
others.”
― Confucius, The Analects
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“If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.”
― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius
tags: language, names, truth
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“The expectations of life depend upon diligence the mechanic that would perfect his work must first
sharpen his tools. ”
― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius:
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“If you expect great things of yourself and demand little of others, you’ll keep resentment far away.”
― Confucius, The Analects
tags: expectations, work
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“Learning without thinking is useless. Thinking without learning is dangerous.”

― Confucius, The Analects
tags: inspirational
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“To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.”
― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius
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“Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow - therein is happiness. Wealth and
rank attained through immoral means are nothing but drifting clouds.”
― Confucius, The Analects
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“I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a
man's words I go on to observe his deeds.”
― Confucius, The Analects
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“A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our
present? If he reach the age of forty or fifty, and has not made himself heard of, then indeed he will
not be worth being regarded with respect.”
― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius
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“Care not for want of place; care for thy readiness to fill one. Care not for being unknown, but seek to
be worthy of note.”
― Confucius, Sayings of Confucius
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“What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?”

― Confucius, The Analects
tags: benevolence, music
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“When everyone hates a person, you should investigate thoroughly, and when everyone loves a
person, you should also investigate thoroughly.”
― Confucius, The Analects
tags: behavior, hatred, love
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“There are some with whom we may study in common, but we shall find them unable to go along
with us to principles. Perhaps we may go on with them to principles, but we shall find them unable to
get established in those along with us. Or if we may get so established along with them, we shall find
them unable to weigh occurring events along with us.”
― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius
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“Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.”
― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius
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“Don’t grieve when people fail to recognize your ability. Grieve for your lack of ability instead.”
― Confucius, The Analects

Transcriptio
possible translations
n

ren virtue, humanity, goodness or morality

dao an art, teaching formula or transformation

junzi prince, gentleman, or one who embodies ren regardless of birth station

The Analects, a collection of Confucius's conversations and teachings, strongly emphasizes
the importance of morality for the betterment of oneself and society in general. The book
lays out several teachings for both commoners and rulers to follow in the pursuit of morality.