If the people be led by laws, and uniformity sought to be given them by punishments, they will try to avoid the punishment, but have no sense of shame.
ConfuciusA gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
ConfuciusThere is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind.
ConfuciusIt is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up.
Confucius