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Confucius
551 BC - 479 BC
Nationality: Chinese
Category: Philosopher
Subcategory: Chinese Philosopher

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

   

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

   

No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.

   

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

   

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.

   

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

   

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

   

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

   

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

   

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

   

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.

   

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?

   

Heaven means to be one with God.

   

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

   

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

   

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

   

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

   

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

   

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

   

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

   

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