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Confucius

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Confucius (551–479 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and teacher whose ideas about morality, social relationships, justice, and sincerity formed the foundation of Confucianism. His teachings, compiled by his disciples in the *Analerta*, have shaped East Asian thought, government, and culture for over 2,500 years and continue to influence billions of people.

“When anger rises, think of the consequences.”

— Confucius

Anger

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“When anger rises, think of the consequences.”

— Confucius

Anger

“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

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

— Confucius

Life

“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”

— Confucius

Home

“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.”

— Confucius

Good

“When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.”

— Confucius

Knowledge

“Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?”

— Confucius

Men

“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.”

— Confucius

Good

“If we don't know life, how can we know death?”

— Confucius

Death

“There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.”

— Confucius

Experience

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

— Confucius

History

“Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.”

— Confucius

Alone

“The cautious seldom err.”

— Confucius

Leadership

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.”

— Confucius

Intelligence

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

— Confucius

Life

“Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.”

— Confucius

Courage

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”

— Confucius

Wisdom

“The object of the superior man is truth.”

— Confucius

Truth

“It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”

— Confucius

Friendship

“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.”

— Confucius

Courage