"The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved."
Subject:
Wisdom
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"By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart."
Subject:
Wisdom
Source: The Confucian Analects
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"Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame."
Subject:
Wisdom
Source: The Confucian Analects
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"There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth...lust. When he is strong...quarrelsomeness. When he is old...covetousness."
Subject:
Wisdom
Source: The Confucian Analects
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"He who will not economize will have to agonize."
Subject:
Money
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"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance."
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"The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it."
Subject:
Wisdom
Source: The Confucian Analects
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"When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."
Subject:
Character
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"Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue."
Subject:
Sincerity
Source: The Confucian Analects
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"What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others."
Subject:
Wisdom
Source: The Confucian Analects
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