Confucius Quotes About Failing
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He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail
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Don't worry about being acknowledged by others; worry about failing to acknowledge them.
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It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up.
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The superior man does not mind being in office; all he minds about is whether he has qualities that entitle him to office. He does not mind failing to get recognition; he is too busy doing the things that entitle him to recognition.
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On matters beyond his ken a gentleman speaks with caution. If names are not right, words are misused. When words are misused, affairs go wrong. When affairs go wrong, courtesy and music droop, law and justice fail. And when law and justice fail them, a people can move neither hand nor foot. So a gentleman must be ready to put names in speech, to put words into deeds. A gentleman is nowise careless of words.
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When strict with oneself, one rarely fails.
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The good man does not grieve that other people do not recognize his merits. His only anxiety is lest he should fail to recognize theirs.
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