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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
Confucius
Beauty, Everyone, Sees
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.
Confucius
Motivational, Win, Succeed
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Confucius
Life, Simple, Making
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius
Wisdom, Experience, May
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
Confucius
Work, Life, Love
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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History, Time, Greatest
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.
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Love, Good, Hate
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
Confucius
Country, Poverty, Wealth
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
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Wisdom, Cannot, Action
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
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Knowledge, Ignorance, Real
Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
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True, Friend, Silence
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
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Long, Matter, Stop
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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Forget, Remember, Understand
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
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Teacher, Good, Men
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
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Learning, Great, Lost
Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
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Men, Respect, Feelings
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
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Speech, Actions, Superior
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
Confucius
Motivational, Good, Thoughts
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
Confucius
Wisdom, Men, Courage
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
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Business, Superior, Sell
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
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Yourself, Others, Desire
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
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Success, Failure, Sure
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
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Fear, Heart, Nothing
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
Confucius
Diamond, Flaw, Pebble
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
Confucius
Courage, Leave, Shows

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Nationality: Chinese
Born: 551 BC
Died: 479 BC

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