What is not clear should be cleared up. What is not easy to do should be done with great persistence.
~ Confucius
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Confucius
The journey to virtue
The journey of the wise to virtue is as a journey to a remote land, or the ascent of a high mountain. People who travel to a faraway place start with a single step, and those who climb a high mountain start from the bottom.
~ Confucius
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Self-perfection
Every man, from the king to the poorest pauper, should seek his own perfection, because only self-perfection improves mankind.
~ Confucius
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Slow
The superior man wishes to be slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.
~ Confucius
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Reflection. Imitation. Experience.
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 bitterest.
~ Confucius
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Virtuous. Wise. Bold.
The way of a superior man is three-fold: Virtuous, he is free from anxieties; Wise, he is free from perplexities; Bold, he is free from fear.
~ Confucius
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