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“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
Confucius Quotes
551 BC – 479 BC
Ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher whose teachings on ethics, family, and governance shaped East Asian thought for millennia. His Analects remain widely studied today.
39 quotesAbout Confucius on Wikipedia
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“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
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“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”
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“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
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“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
“Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.”
“To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.”
“The man of perfect virtue is cautious and slow in his speech.”
“If the people have no faith in their rulers, there is no standing for the state.”
“I am not concerned that I have no place; I am concerned how I may fit myself for one.”
“When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers.”
“The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.”
“Recompense hatred with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.”
“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”
“The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.”
“In his errors a man is true to type. Observe the errors and you will know the man.”
“Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?”
“Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.”
