About Confucius

Chinese teacher and philosopher whose sayings were collected in the Analects. (551-479 BC)

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• Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.Analects, Book II, tr. James Legge
• When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.Analects, Book IV, tr. James Legge
• When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoid them.Analects, Book VII, tr. James Legge
• What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.Analects, Book XV
• The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.Analects, Book VI, tr. James Legge
• I am not concerned that I have no place; I am concerned how I may fit myself for one. I am not concerned that I am not known; I seek to be worthy to be known.Analects, Book IV

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• I believe life is constantly testing us for our level of commitment, and life's greatest rewards are reserved for those who demonstrate a never-ending commitment to act until they achieve.Tony Robbins
• Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.Tony Robbins
• We must all suffer from one of two pains: the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The difference is discipline weighs ounces while regret weighs tons.Jim Rohn
• If you don't design your own life plan, chances are you'll fall into someone else's plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.Jim Rohn
• Do not wait; the time will never be 'just right.' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.Napoleon Hill
• Most of us are good 'starters' but poor 'finishers' of everything we begin.Napoleon Hill

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