Confucius

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"The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall to-day be uppermost."	Time
"The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later."	Adversity, Difficulty, Men
"Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished."	Accomplishment, Achievement, Age
"Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they be obtained in the right way they may not be possessed."	Ambition, Desires, Wants
"Fine words and insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue."	Honesty, Sin, Truth
"Silence is the true friend that never betrays."	Friends, Honesty, Truth
"To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it."	Memory
"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."	Learning
"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."	Excellence, Glory, Sin
"Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star."	Ignorance
"The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance."	Ignorance, Knowledge, Wisdom
"When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will is sincere, then the heart is set right (or then the mind sees right); when the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated; when the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated; when the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly; and when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in this world."	Peace
"To know that one knows what one knows, and to know that one doesn't know what one doesn't know, there lies true wisdom."	Honesty, Knowledge, Lies
"He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own."	Evil, Hope, Reading
"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
"He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger."	Anger, Excellence, Learning
"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart."	Art
"We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves."	Excellence, Happiness, Joy
"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
"A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door."	Men
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