"The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools."

Confucius on Diligence
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"What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to others."

Confucius on Example
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"To go too far is as bad as to fall short."

Confucius on Excess
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"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

Confucius on Failure
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"A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake."

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"Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things."

Confucius on Faithfulness
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"I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known."

Confucius on Fame
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"It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family."

Confucius on Family
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"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."

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"The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety."

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"Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven."

Confucius on Fate
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"The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost."

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"The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them."

Confucius on Fathers
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"The real fault is to have faults and not amend them."

Confucius on Faults
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"The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them."

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"Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed."

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"When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them."

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"A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart."

Confucius on Fools and Foolishness
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"Love thy neighbor as thyself: Do not to others what thou wouldn't not wish be done to thyself: Forgive injuries. Forgive thy enemy, be reconciled to him, give him assistance, invoke God in his behalf."

Confucius on Forgiveness
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"Have no friends not equal to yourself."

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"The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development."

Confucius on Growth
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"We take greater pains to persuade others we are happy than in trying to think so ourselves."

Confucius on Happiness
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"To be with God."

Confucius on Heaven
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"Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star."

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"Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in."

Confucius on Inaction
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