One who is by nature daring and is suffering from poverty will not long be
lawful. Indeed, any man, save those that are truly Good, if their sufferings
are very great, will be likely to rebel.
-- Confucius (K'ung tsze or Kung Fu Tse) (551-479 BCE)
lawful. Indeed, any man, save those that are truly Good, if their sufferings
are very great, will be likely to rebel.
-- Confucius (K'ung tsze or Kung Fu Tse) (551-479 BCE)
Related:
- The superior man thinks of virtue; the small man thinks of comfort.
Confucius (K'ung tsze or Kung Fu Tse) (551-479... - The superior man has neither anxiety nor fear.
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Confucius (K'ung tsze or Kung Fu Tse) (551-479... - They who know *the truth* are not equal to those who love it,
and they who love it are not equal to those who delight... - Being true to oneself is the law of God. To try to be true to oneself is the
law of man.
Confucius (K'ung tsze or Kung Fu Tse) (551-479... - Have no friends not equal to yourself.
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Confucius (K'ung tsze or Kung Fu Tse) (551-479... - Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that carry them apart.
Confucius (K'ung tsze or Kung Fu Tse) (551-479... - Women and people of low birth are very hard to deal with.
If you are friendly with them, they get out of hand... - In vain have I looked for one whose desire to build up his moral power was as
strong as sexual desire.
Confucius (K'ung tsze or Kung Fu Tse) (551-479... - We don't know yet about life, how can we know about death?
Confucius (K'ung tsze or Kung Fu Tse) (551-479...
From the same category:
- The Church abhors bloodshed. -- Council of Tours, Decree (1116 CE)
In obedience to the decree the Spanish Inquisition introduced the
auto de fe-
heretics were burned alive in the public... - The absolute truth is indestructible. Being indestructible,
it is eternal. Being eternal, it is self-existent... - Morality is simply the attitude we adopt toward people whom we personally
dislike.
Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) "An Ideal Husband"... - When is the best time for a man to marry?) A young man not yet,
an older man not at all. -- Francis Bacon (1561... - It is sad that man is not intelligent enough to solve problems without killing
.
The present world crisis can be solved only by a general...
