Confucius

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• He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

  • Education
  • Thinking

• I do not want a friend who smiles when I smile, who weeps when I weep, for my shadow in the pool can do better than that.

  • Friendship

• By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

  • Wisdom

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• The unexamined life is not worth living.

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