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admin — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 16:10:03 +0000

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
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admin — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:29:12 +0000

When anger rises, think of the consequences.
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admin — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 15:08:34 +0000

If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.
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admin — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 17:54:21 +0000

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
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admin — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 20:18:13 +0000

“No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.”
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admin — Sun, 15 May 2011 13:36:23 +0000

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”
Confucius

admin — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:50:26 +0000

The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.
Confucius

admin — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:27:25 +0000

The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.
Confucius

admin — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:26:22 +0000

A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
Confucius

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:54:50 +0000

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
Confucius

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 09:30:09 +0000

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
Confucius

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:38:24 +0000

At fifteen, my mind was bent on learning.
At thirty, I stood firm.
At forty, I had no doubts.
At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven.
At sixty, my ear was receptive to truth.
At seventy, I could follow my heart’s desires without sin.
Confucius, Analects II.iv