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121 " Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. "
― Confucius
122 " Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. "
123 " He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it. "
― Confucius , The Analects
124 " When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. "
125 " When anger rises, think of the consequences. "
126 " Wo ein Gebildeter weilt, kann keine Rohheit aufkommen. "
127 " Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous. "
― Confucius , The Sayings of Confucius
128 " The Master said, "I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or onewho hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue, would esteemnothing above it. He who hated what is not virtuous, would practicevirtue in such a way that he would not allow anything that is notvirtuous to approach his person."Is any one able for one day to apply his strength to virtue? I havenot seen the case in which his strength would be insufficient."Should there possibly be any such case, I have not seen it. "
129 " The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. "
130 " A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard. "
131 " It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.ConfuciusThis is a major problem in America, where greed, power, and money are the highest value. This creates a paranoia atmosphere.I mention this all the time, but first time I have ever seen it. "
132 " 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. "
133 " While they have not got their aims, their anxiety is how to get them. When they have got them, their anxiety is lest they should lose them. "
― Confucius , The Complete Confucius
134 " Zuviel ist gerade so falsch wie zuwenig. "
135 " Excellence does not remain alone. It is sure to attract neighbors. "
136 " Things have their roots and branches. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. To know what is first and what is last will lead one near the Way. "
― Confucius , Ta Hio: The Great Learning Of Confucius
137 " 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. "
138 " You can force the people to obey; you cannot force them to understand. "
139 " What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. "
140 " The faults of the superior man are like the eclipses of the sun and moon. He has his faults, and all men see them; he changes, and all men look up to him. "
― Confucius , Confucian Analects, The Great Learning The Doctrine of the Mean