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 ___.
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Which one of these four quotes is attributed to Confucius?
→ We cannot confront solitude without moral resources.
→ The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
→ No man, for any considerable period, can wear one face to himself, and another to the multitude, without finally getting bewildered as to which may be true.
→ Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.
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→ Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
→ Thoughts are but dreams till their effects be tried.
→ Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
→ Three things are necessary for the salvation of man: to know what he ought to believe; to know what he ought to desire; and to know what he ought to do.
→ It is only imperfection that complains of what is imperfect. The more perfect we are the more gentle and quiet we become towards the defects of others.
→ I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
→ If you wish to glimpse inside a human soul and get to know a man, don't bother analyzing his ways of being silent, of talking, of weeping, of seeing how much he is moved by noble ideas; you will get better results if you just watch him laugh. If he laughs well, he's a good man.
→ We improve ourselves by victories over ourself. There must be contests, and you must win.
Can you identify which quote belongs to Confucius?
→ The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
→ The greatest griefs are those we cause ourselves.
→ I am in the prime of senility.
→ It is a false principle, that because we are entirely occupied with ourselves, we must equally occupy the thoughts of others. The contrary inference is the fair one.
→ The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
→ Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and it will run itself to death.
→ Some men, like bad runners in the stadium, abandon their purposes when close to the goal; while it is at that particular point, more than at any other, that others secure the victory over their rivals.
→ Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined.
Which one of these four quotes is attributed to Confucius?
→ If you are distressed by anything external, the pain is not due to the thing itself, but to your estimate of it; and this you have the power to revoke at any moment.
→ Just as a candle cannot burn without fire, men cannot live without a spiritual life.
→ What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.