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Confucius

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To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.


— Confucius


#nothing #remember #unless #wronged #you

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


— Confucius


#compassion #courage #men #moral #moral qualities

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.


— Confucius


#faced #lack #leave #right #shows

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


— Confucius


#fear #find #heart #into #look

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


— Confucius


#depends #failure #preparation #previous #such

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.


— Confucius


#impose #others #you #yourself

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.


— Confucius


#inferior #man #right #sell #superior

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


— Confucius


#does #great #learn #learns #lost

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


— Confucius


#exceeds #his #man #modest #speech

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.


— Confucius


#people #plant #seed #teach #ten






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A good example is found in this famous anecdote:

廄焚。子退朝,曰:“傷人乎?” 不問馬。
When the stables were burnt down on returning from court Confucius said "Was anyone hurt?" He did not ask about the horses. Because of the huge interest in the Confucius family tree there was a project in China to test the DNA of known family members. Kung Te-cheng died in October 2008 and his son Kung Wei-yi the 78th lineal descendant had died in 1989.

Following the victory of Han over Chu after the collapse of Qin Confucius's thoughts received official sanction and were further developed into a system known as Confucianism. He espoused the well-known principle "Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself" an early version of the Golden Rule. The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality correctness of social relationships justice and sincerity.

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