Confucius

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"A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door."	Men
"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."	Law
"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."	Experience, Knowledge, Learning
"Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito."	Quitting
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."	Beauty
"Fine words and insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue."	Honesty, Sin, Truth
"He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches."	Miscellaneous
"He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger."	Anger, Excellence, Learning
"He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own."	Evil, Hope, Reading
"Heaven means to be one with God."	Miscellaneous
"I do not want a friend Who smiles when I smile Who weeps when I weep For my shadow in the pool Can do better than that."	Desires, Friends, Wants
"I hear and I forget. I see and I believe. I do and I understand."	Lies
"If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself."	Education, Evil, Good
"If we don't know life, how can we know death?"	Death, Knowledge, Life
"Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star."	Ignorance
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."	Miscellaneous
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop."	Miscellaneous
"It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change."	Change, Knowledge, Stupidity
"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."	Learning
"Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished."	Accomplishment, Achievement, Age
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