"Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society."
Consideration for Others
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Confucius
What is your Plan?
"If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children."
The Common Man thinks of Comfort
"The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort."
Governing a Country
"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of."
Time Flows Away
"Time flows away like the water in the river."
Don’t Complain
"Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean."
To See what is Right
"To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice."
True Knowledge
"To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge."
Better a Diamond with a Flaw
"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."
We Must First Set Our Hearts Right
"To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right."