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Wisdom Quotes

Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that, were the superior man to speak of his way in all its greatness, nothing in the world would be found able to embrace it, and were he to speak of it in its minuteness, nothing in the world would be found able to split it.


To be fond of learning is to be near to knowledge. To practice with vigor is to be near to magnanimity. To possess the feeling of shame is to be near to energy.


Look at situations from all angles, and you will become more open.


Pain can change you, but that doesn't mean it has to be a bad change. Take that pain and turn it into wisdom.


Transport a handful of earth everyday and you will make a mountain.


The Master was entirely free from four things: prejudice, foregone conclusions, obstinacy, and egoism.


The wise man admires water, the kind man admires mountains. The wise man moves, the kind man rests. The wise man is happy, the kind man is firm.


The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.


Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.


The way to change others' minds is with affection and not anger.


It is very rare or almost impossible that an event can be negative from all points of view.


True change is within; leave the outside as it is.


Try to remain truthful. The power of truth never declines. Force and violence may be effective in the short term, but in the long run it's truth that prevails.


If a problem is fixable, if a situation is such that you can do something about it, then there is no need to worry. If it's not fixable, then there is no help in worrying. There is no benefit in worrying whatsoever.


As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.


He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.


Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.


Our ancient experience confirms at every point that everything is linked together, everything is inseparable.


It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve, and bad things are very easy to get.


Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.