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Confucius

5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician

551–479 BC

28 quotes, most often on Education, Virtue and Truth & Lies. Part of the Philosophers collection.

To rank the effort above the prize may be called love.
Analects, Chapter VI, § 6.20
- Motivation & Goals
- Virtue
The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property.
Other chapters
- Money
- Virtue
The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration: this may be called perfect virtue.
Analects, Chapter VI
- Success
- Virtue
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
Analects, Chapter I
- Virtue

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