"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle."

Einstein, Albert on miracles
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"There are no mistakes or failures, only lessons."

Waitley, Denis on failure
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"If the destination is heaven, why do we scramble to be first in line for hell?"

Horton, Doug on heaven
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"When prosperity comes, do not use all of it."

Confucius on prosperity
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"We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression."

Confucius on sorrow
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"The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions."

Confucius on action
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"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."

Confucius on beauty
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"Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change."

Confucius on change
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"They must change who would be constant in happiness and wisdom."

Confucius on change
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"To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right."

Confucius on change
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"The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he may have no cause of dissatisfaction with himself."

Confucius on character
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"When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

Confucius on character
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"The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm."

Confucius on superiority
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"To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude. He who knows these three things"

Confucius on character
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"The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action."

Confucius on action
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"Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue."

Confucius on sincerity
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"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?"

Confucius on respectability
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"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves."

Confucius on revenge
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"He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own."

Confucius on war
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"The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell."

Confucius on right and rightness
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"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."

Confucius on self-control
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"Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination."

Confucius on risk
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"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large."

Confucius on self-talk
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"When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature then we the pedant."

Confucius on scholars and scholarship
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"Silence is the true friend that never betrays."

Confucius on silence
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"Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated."

Confucius on simplicity
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"When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self."

Confucius on service
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"What the superior person seeks is in themselves. What the mean person seeks is in others."

Confucius on superiority
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"The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise, they are free from perplexities; and bold, they are free from fear."

Confucius on superiority
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"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people."

Confucius on teacher
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"Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing."

Confucius on worry
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"It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness."

Confucius on complaints and complaining
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"Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean."

Confucius on complaints and complaining
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"If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there to fear?"

Confucius on science
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"To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice."

Confucius on war
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"To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage. "

Confucius on uncategorised
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"Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished."

Confucius on achievement
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"When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will is sincere, then the heart is set right ; when the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated; when the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated; when the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly; and when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in this world. "

Confucius on uncategorised
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"Life is a puzzle"

Confucius on
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"Humility is the solid foundation of all the virtues."

Confucius on humility
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