If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face of danger, and does not forget sentiments he has repeated all his life when he has been in straitened circumstances for a long time, he may be said to be a complete man. -Confucius

 

If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face of danger, and does not forget sentiments he has repeated all his life when he has been in straitened circumstances for a long time, he may be said to be a complete man.


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This quote is just one of 87 total Confucius quotes in our collection. Confucius is known for saying 'If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face of danger, and does not forget sentiments he has repeated all his life when he has been in straitened circumstances for a long time, he may be said to be a complete man.' as well as some of the following quotes.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

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To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle.

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If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere - although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.

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While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits [of the dead]?...While you do not know life, how can you know about death?

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It is better to play than do nothing.

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