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21 " Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. "
― Confucius
22 " Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge. "
23 " The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.”(Analects 2.11) "
24 " Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts? "
25 " he who will not economize will have to agonize "
26 " The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!”(Analects 6.11) "
27 " Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of man. "
28 " The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear. "
― Confucius , The Analects
29 " One who never anticipates deceit or expects duplicity, and yet is the first to recognize such things – is that not a sage indeed? "
30 " I am not one who was born with great wisdom. I love the ancients and diligently seek wisdom among them. "
31 " Wenn du weißt, behaupte, dass du es weißt. Und wenn du etwas nicht weißt, gib zu, dass du es nicht weißt. Das ist Wissen. "
32 " Wenn man noch nicht das Leben kennt, wie sollte man den Tod kennen. "
33 " Wenn man noch nicht den Menschen dienen kann, wie sollte man den Geistern dienen können? "
34 " Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I’ve exhausted every possibility. "
35 " He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. "
― Confucius , The Sayings of Confucius
36 " Wherever you go, go with all your heart. "
37 " We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living "
38 " To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman? "
39 " The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat. "
40 " If things far away don’t concern you, you’ll soon mourn things close at hand. "