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Confucius

Read through the most famous quotes from Confucius




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


— Confucius


#other-people #journey

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.


— Confucius


#grudges #forgiveness

The funniest people are the saddest once


— Confucius


#people #sad #funny

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.


— Confucius


#friend #never #silence #true #true friend

Study the past if you would define the future.


— Confucius


#future #history #learning #moving-forward #past

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


— Confucius


#inspiration #validation #inspirational

You cannot open a book without learning something.


— Confucius


#cannot #learning #open #something #without

Respect yourself and others will respect you.


— Confucius


#self-respect #respect

It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.


— Confucius


#inspirational

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.


— Confucius


#beauty






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Did you know about Confucius?

A good example is found in this famous anecdote:

廄焚。子退朝,曰:“傷人乎?” 不問馬。
When the stables were burnt down on returning from court Confucius said "Was anyone hurt?" He did not ask about the horses. Because of the huge interest in the Confucius family tree there was a project in China to test the DNA of known family members. Kung Te-cheng died in October 2008 and his son Kung Wei-yi the 78th lineal descendant had died in 1989.

Following the victory of Han over Chu after the collapse of Qin Confucius's thoughts received official sanction and were further developed into a system known as Confucianism. He espoused the well-known principle "Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself" an early version of the Golden Rule. The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality correctness of social relationships justice and sincerity.

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