Poems List
The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
The fool does not ask; he who asks is no fool.
The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.
The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man.
The object of the superior man is truth.
The parents’ age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.
The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.
The real fault is to have faults and not to amend them.
The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler.
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