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- I hear and I forget.
I see and I believe. I do and I understand. - Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
- 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.
- Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
- He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
- Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
- The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
- Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
- To see what is right and not to do it, is want of courage.
- Confucius Analects
- If a man take no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand
- Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
- A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present?
- Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), Analects
- Tsze-Kung asked, saying, 'Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master said, "Is not Reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."
- Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
- He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them.
- Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
- The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions.
- Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
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