Life, Confucius
未能事人 焉能事鬼 未知生, 焉知死。
- 孔子
While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits? While you do not know life, how can you know about death?
- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)
References
¶ Memento mori (Latin)
Remember your mortality.
Honor, Confucius
為政以德 譬如北辰居其所而眾星共之。
- 孔子
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
- Confucius (孔子)
Life, Confucius
見賢思齊焉,見不賢而內自省也。
When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
- Confucius (孔子)
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