1613: Confucius
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2026/01/18
“Do not impose upon others what you yourself do not desire.”
“Love men.”
“Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.”
“Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?”
“He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star…”
“The superior man understands righteousness (yi); the inferior man understands profit.”
“When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them… examine ourselves.”
“The gentleman is easy of mind, while the small man is always full of anxiety.”
“Set your will on the Way… Rely on humanity… Find recreation in the arts.”
“If the will be set on virtue, there will be no practice of wickedness.”
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