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"The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance."	Ignorance, Knowledge, Wisdom
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."	Miscellaneous
"Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star."	Ignorance
"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart."	Art
"The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall to-day be uppermost."	Time
"Heaven means to be one with God."	Miscellaneous
"The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action."	Men, Military, War
"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
"We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves."	Excellence, Happiness, Joy
"The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later."	Adversity, Difficulty, Men
"I hear and I forget. I see and I believe. I do and I understand."	Lies
"Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished."	Accomplishment, Achievement, Age
"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."	Law
"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop."	Miscellaneous
"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."	Ignorance, Knowledge, Wisdom
"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it--this is knowledge."	Age, Knowledge, Wisdom
"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
"Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors."	Virtue
"Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they be obtained in the right way they may not be possessed."	Ambition, Desires, Wants
"What is the sound of one hand clapping?"	Miscellaneous
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