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There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is...more

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At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At f...more

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You cannot open a book without learning something.

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Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

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They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

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Learning without thought is labor lost thought without learning is perilous.

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If I raise one corner for someone and he cannot come back with the other three, I do not go on.

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When the Master entered the great temple he asked about everything. Someone said, ‘Who will say that this son of the man of Zou knows about ritual? Wh...more

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The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear.

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One who never anticipates deceit or expects duplicity, and yet is the first to recognize such things – is that not a sage indeed?

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I am not one who was born with great wisdom. I love the ancients and diligently seek wisdom among them.

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Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I’ve exhaus...more

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It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up...

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Wenn man noch nicht das Leben kennt, wie sollte man den Tod kennen.

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Wenn man noch nicht den Menschen dienen kann, wie sollte man den Geistern dienen können?