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CONFUCIUS: Lessons for more than 2,500 years but still effective in 2025

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“He who flatters a man is his enemy, he who shows him his faults is his true friend. ”

“In order to be respected, we must first respect others. ”

“The honest man is always peaceful, equal to himself, serene and quiet. Dishonest people live in trouble, and secret anxieties devour their hearts. ”

“Not too much isolation, not too much relationships, the middle ground, that is wisdom. ”

“He who does business and hasstens to achieve a quick result will do nothing; whoever finishes his work carefully as he has begun will not fail. ”

“Try to do to others what you want them to do to you, and you will find that this is the shortest path to benevolence. ”

“It takes three years to learn to speak and a lifetime to learn to listen. ”

“To know your enemy, you must become your enemy. ”

“The funniest people are sometimes the saddest. ”

“If you meet a good man, seek to look like him; if you meet a mediocre man, seek his flaws in yourself.” ”

“The superior man acts before speaking, and then speaks in accordance with his actions. ”

“Experience is a lantern on the back and that only lights the way we have come. ”

“When you’re angry, you’re controlled by the person who makes you angry. ”

“Knowledge is a treasure that follows its owner everywhere. ”

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