When the self is cultivated, the family will be in harmony. When the family is in harmony, the state will be well-governed. When the state is well-governed, the world will know peace.
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"It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your own failure to appreciate theirs."
"The superior man thinks of virtue; the small man thinks of comfort. The superior man thinks of the sanctions of law; the small man thinks of favors which he may receive."
"Riches and honors are the things people desire; but if one obtains them by not following the Way, then one will not be able to hold them. Poverty and low position in society are the things that people…"
"It is man that can make the Way great, and not the Way that can make man great."
"The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in mountains. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived."
From The Great Learning, a classic Confucian text, embodying Confucius's philosophy of self-cultivation leading to societal harmony
Date: c. 551-479 BCE (The Great Learning compiled later, but reflects his thought)
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