"Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge."
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Confucius
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Quotes by Confucius
"Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace."
"It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get."
"Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change."
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."
"Shall I teach you what knowledge?When you know a thing, say that you know it;when you do not know a thing,admit that you do not know it.That is knowledge"
"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."
"he who will not economize will have to agonize"
"The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later."
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."
"The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?"
"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."
"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."
"What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others."
"Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life."
"When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points."
"To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?"
"Wenn du weißt, behaupte, dass du es weißt. Und wenn du etwas nicht weißt, gib zu, dass du es nicht weißt. Das ist Wissen."
"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."