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Confucius (/kənˈfjuːʃəs/ kən-FEW-shəs; 551 BC – 479 BC) was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.

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Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant.

Distant, Lost Friend, Lost Friendship, Make, Reproof, Reproofs

First there must be order and harmony within your own mind.

Firsts, Harmony, Mind, Order

Do unto others as you wish others do unto you.

Wish, Do Unto Others, Unto

In teaching there should be no distinction of classes.

Class, Classes, Distinction, Should, Teaching

From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.

Besides, People, Root, Roots, Son

I am not bothered by the fact that I am unknown. I am bothered when I do not know others.

Bothered, Fact, Facts, Know, Spiritual, Unknown

The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon morals and with a warm heart.

Based, Heart, Lying, Moral, Object

There is only one thing in life which never changes, and it is change.

Change, Life, Never Change, One Thing, Thing, Things In Life

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

Change, Constant, Funny, Inspirational, Love, Wisdom

Reading without thinking will confuse you. Thinking without reading will place you in danger.

Confuse, Danger, Humility, Reading, Thinking

He who remembers from day to day what he has yet to learn, and from month to month what he has learned already, may be said to have a love of learning.

Day, Learning, Love, May, Remembers, Said

place where man laughs, sings, picks flowers, chases butterflies and pets birds, makes love with maidens, and plays with children. Here he spontaneously reveals his nature, the base as well as the noble. Here also he buries his sorrows and difficulties and cherishes his ideals and hopes. It is in the garden that men discover themselves. Indeed one discovers not only his real self but also his ideal self?he returns to his youth. Inevitably the garden is made the scene of man's merriment, escapades, romantic abandonment, spiritual awakening or the perfection of his finer self.

Butterflies, Children, Hopes, Men, Real, Spiritual

If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like?

Confucianism, Happiness, Humaneness, Man, Men

The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.

Wisdom, Names, Naming Things, Name, Things

The general of a large army may be defeated, but you cannot defeat the determined mind of a peasant.

Army, Chinese, Defeat, General, Large, Mind

Sir, in carrying on your government, why should you use killing at all? Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The relation between superiors and inferiors is like that between the wind and the grass. The grass must bend, when the wind blows across it.

Bend, Blow, Government, Inferiors, Killing, Wind

Confucius say. . . politician is one who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.

Confucius, Election, Hands, Politician, Say, Shakes

If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.

Anger, Blame, Conduct, Men, Under

Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.

Life, Wise, Organization, Ideas

To learn and from time to time to apply what one has learned - isn't that a pleasure?

Apply, Learn, Pleasure, Time

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