To those whose talents are above mediocrity, the highest subjects may be announced. To those who are below mediocrity, the highest subjects may not be announced. - Confucius
Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue. - Confucius
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire. - Confucius
We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves. - Confucius
Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they be obtained in the right way they may not be possessed. - Confucius
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. - Confucius
When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. - Confucius
When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself. - Confucius
When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge. - Confucius
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. - Confucius
Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established. - Confucius
And although I broke a lot of laws as a teenager, I straightened out immediately upon turning eighteen, when I realized the state had a legal right to execute me.
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