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I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.	Confucius
I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.	Confucius
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.	Confucius
If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.	Confucius
If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his f	Confucius
Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.	Confucius
In teaching there should be not class distinctions.	Confucius
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.	Confucius
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.	Confucius
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.	Confucius
Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart.	Confucius
Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.	Confucius
Respect yourself and others will respect you.	Confucius
Study the past if you would define the future.	Confucius
The cautious seldom err.	Confucius