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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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The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.

Men, Drink, He Man, Drinks, Man, Master

Love is like a spice. It can sweeten your life - however, it can spoil it, too.

Love, Philosophy, Educational, Like, Sweeten, Spice

The way of Heaven and Earth may be completely declared in one sentence: They are without any doubleness, and so they produce things in a manner that is unfathomable.

Declared, Earth, Heaven, May, Sentence, Way

Respect yourself and others will respect you.

Life, Respect, Self Esteem

A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.

Attain, Helping Others, Humanity, Men, Seeking

I have not seen one who loves virtue as he loves beauty.

Love, Love Is, Loves, Seen, Virtue

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Begins, Inspirational, Motivational, Mountain, Positive, Small

Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it.

Adversity, Engulfed, Exemplary, Face, Faces, Steadfast

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

Change, Goals, Inspirational, Motivational, Reached, Steps

You cannot open a book without learning something.

Book, Educational, Learning, Open, Reading

Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.

Appreciate, Chinese, Eats, Everyone, Taste

Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed.

Focus, Keep, Overwhelmed, Simple, What Matters

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present? If he reach the age of forty or fifty, and has not made himself heard of, then indeed he will not be worth being regarded with respect.

Age, Fifty, Forty, Reach, Respect, Youth

If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music?

Man, Men, Music, Propriety

Don't be concerned about others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

Appreciating, Concerned, Funny, Inspirational, Love

Only after Winter comes do we know that the pine and the cypress are the last to fade.

Cypress, Cypresses, Know, Lasts, Pine, Winter

In language clarity is everything.

Language, Clarity, Everything

A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.

Demand, Demands, Gentleman, Responsibility, True

When you are laboring for others, let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.

Let, Philosophical, Same, Zeal, Zealous

A ruthless man extends his ruthlessness from those he does not love to those he loves.

Doe, Love, Loves, Man, Men, Ruthlessness

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