List of quotes by letter W page 19

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"Whoever obeys the gods, to him they particularly listen."

By Homer, The Iliad

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"We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth."

By Homer, The Odyssey

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"When the people of the world all know beauty as beauty,
There arises the recognition of ugliness.
When they all know the good as good,
There arises the recognition of evil."

By Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu

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"When the highest type of men hear Tao,
They diligently practice it.
When the average type of men hear Tao,
They half believe in it.
When the lowest type of men hear Tao,
They laugh heartily at it.
Without the laugh, there is no Tao."

By Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu

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"When armies are mobilized and issues are joined,
The man who is sorry over the fact will win."

By Lao-tzu, The Way of Lao-tzu

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"We would often be sorry if our wishes were gratified."

By Aesop, The Old Man and Death

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"When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them."

By Confucius, The Confucian Analects

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"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge."

By Confucius, The Confucian Analects

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"When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

By Confucius, The Confucian Analects

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"With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness are to me as a floating cloud."

By Confucius, The Confucian Analects

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"Worry a little bit every day and in a lifetime you will lose a couple of years. If something is wrong, fix it if you can. But train yourself not to worry. Worry never fixes anything."

By Mary Hemingway

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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?"

By Confucius, The Confucian Analects

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"When you cannot get a compliment any other way pay yourself one."

By Mark Twain

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"What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others."

By Confucius, The Confucian Analects

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"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."