"The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?"
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Confucius
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Quotes by Confucius
"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."
"Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure."
"The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat."
"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."
"You cannot open a book without learning something."
"The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.”(Analects 2.11)"
"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."
"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."
"Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?"
"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?"
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."
"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart."
"No lake so still but it has its wave.No circle so perfect but that it has its blur.I would change things for you if I could; As I can't you must take them as they are."
"Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge."
"It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them."
"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"
"It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs."
"Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself."
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."