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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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Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb.

Adventure, Climb, Climbs, Mountain, Top

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

Friendship, Positive, Patience, Equal, Friends

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

Affairs, Laborious, Leadership, People, Philosophical

But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the right path?

Business, Corrupt, Effort, Spending, Taoism, Time

The chase of gain is rich in hate

Gain, Gains, Hate, Rich

Every piece of marble has a statue in it waiting to be released by a person of sufficient skill to chip away the unnecessary parts. Just as the sculptor is to the marble, so is education to the soul. It releases it. For only educated people are free people. You cannot create a statue by smashing the marble with a hammer, and you cannot by the force of arms release the spirit or the soul of people.

People, Released, Skills, Soul, Teacher

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

Life, Wisdom, Men, Afraid, Worries

Tell people - and they may forget. . . show them - they may remember. . . but involve them and they will understand.

Involve, May, People, Remember, Show, Understand

If one is guided by profit in one's actions, one will incur much ill will.

Action, Actions, Ill Will, Incur, Profit

If I understand Change, I shall make no great mistake in Life

Change, Great Mistakes, Life Mistakes, Mistake, Understand

Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak!

Come, Doe, Four Seasons, Heaven, Seasons

There are some with whom we may study in common, but we shall find them unable to go along with us to principles. Perhaps we may go on with them to principles, but we shall find them unable to get established in those along with us. Or if we may get so established along with them, we shall find them unable to weigh occurring events along with us.

Common, Events, Goes On, Perhaps, Principles

In the Book of Poetry there are three hundred poems, but the meaning of all of them may be put in a single sentence: Have no debasing thoughts.

Book, Three, May, Thoughts, Hundred

I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world.

House, Looks, World, Windows, Small

To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To know the sense of shame is to draw close to courage. He who knows these three things knows how to cultivate his own character. Knowing how to cultivate his own character, he knows how to govern other men. Knowing how to govern other men, he knows how to govern the world, its states, and its families.

Character, Families, Govern, Knowing, Men, States

He who cannot describe the problem will never find the solution to that problem.

Describe, Logic, Math, Problem, Solution

The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.

Anxious, Come, Men, Poverty, Should, Truth

When you serve your mother and father it is okay to try to correct them once in a while. But if you see that they are not going to listen to you, keep your respect for them and don't distance yourself from them. Work without complaining.

Distance, Father, Keep, Mother, Serve

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.

Practice, Vitality, Vigor, Conscious, Fond, Wisdom

Good is no hermit. It has ever neighbors.

Good, Hermit, Hermits, Neighbor, Neighbors

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