Quotes by Confucius ’s motivation - 3

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

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

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

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

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

You cannot open a book without learning something.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

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

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

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