Confucius : Vision and Planning

If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

~ Confucius

Confucius : Change

They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

~ Confucius

Confucious : Fond of Antiquity

I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.

~ Confucius

Cofucius : Superior Man ...Seeks

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

Photograph of the tomb of Confucius in Qufu, Shandong Province, China.

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Confucius : Falling Or Rising

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.

Confucius : Patience

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.

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Ignorance and Mind

Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.

Confucius

Beauty everywhere

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.

"Confucius was a Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Taiwanese and Vietnamese thought and life. His philosophy emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity. This list looks at some of his greatest quotations – all of which are as applicable to us today as they were when he wrote them in the fourth century BC."

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