Confucianism

“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”

— Analects 15:23 (trans. James Legge) · Confucianism · #kindness · source

“Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?”

— Analects 1:1 (trans. James Legge) · Confucianism · #joy · source

“When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it;--this is knowledge.”

— Analects 2:17 (trans. James Legge) · Confucianism · #humility · source

“When the year becomes cold, then we know how the pine and the cypress are the last to lose their leaves.”

— Analects 9:28 (trans. James Legge) · Confucianism · #courage · source

“When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers.”

— Analects 7:21 (trans. James Legge) · Confucianism · #wisdom · source

“all within the four seas will be his brothers.”

— Analects 12:5 (trans. James Legge) · Confucianism · #community · source

“At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning.”

— Analects 2:4 (trans. James Legge) · Confucianism · #perseverance · source

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