The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I would say 'Let there be no evil in your thoughts.'
- Confucius
More Quotes By Confucius
Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.
Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.
The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.
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The Master said, At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet... If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees.... Yin and yang, male and female, strong and weak, rigid and tender, heaven and earth, light and... Riches and honor are what everyone desires, but if they can be gained only by doing evil, they... Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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