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· <blockquote><a href="http://quotationsbook.com/author/1644/">Quotes by <em>Confucius</em></a></blockquote><br> From <a href="http://quotationsbook.com">Quotations Book</a> ·

Confucius (September 28, 551 – 479 BC) was a famous Chinese thinker and social philosopher, whose teachings and philosophy have deeply influenced East Asian life and thought. · Can we improve this biography? Write us your version

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

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"What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to others."

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

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

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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."

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

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

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