"To know what is the right thing..." - Quote by Confucius
To know what is the right thing to do and not do it is the greatest cowardice.
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“I am not an originator but a transmitter.”
“Who expects to be able to go out of a house except by the door? How is it then that no one follows this Way of ours?”
“A gentleman considers justice to be essential in everything. He practices it according to the principles of propriety. He brings it forth in modesty and faithfully completes it. This is indeed a gentleman.”
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“The greatest mistake a person can make is doing nothing.”
“. . from this moment The very firstlings of my heart shall be The firstlings of my hand. And even now, To crown my thoughts with acts, be it thought and done.”
“All ages have said and repeated that one should strive to know one's self. This is a strange demand which no one up to now has measured up to and, strictly considered, no one should. With all their study and effort, people are directed to what is outside, to the world about them, and they are kept busy coming to know this and to master it to the extent that their purposes require. . . . How can you come to know yourself? Never by thinking, always by doing. Try to do your duty, and you'll know right away what you amount to. And what is your duty? Whatever the day calls for.”