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“To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.”

Confucius

As quoted in Walden (1854) by Henry David Thoreau, Ch. 1
Attributed

“He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place when all the stars are rotating about it.”

Confucius

Вариант: The Master said, "He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it."
Источник: The Analects, Other chapters

“At fifteen my heart was set on learning; at thirty I stood firm; at forty I had no more doubts; at fifty I knew the will of heaven; at sixty my ear was obedient; at seventy I could follow my heart's desire without overstepping the boundaries of what was right.”

Confucius

Retrospection of his own life. From this phrase, alternative names for each decades of human life are derived in Chinese.
Источник: The Analects, Chapter II

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

Confucius

Misattributed to Confucius since at least 1985; correct origins are dubious, as mentioned in &quot;Choose a Job You Love, and You Will Never Have To Work a Day in Your Life&quot; at QuoteInvestigator.com (2 September 2014) http://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/09/02/job-love/: the oldest English-language use of the proverb has been found in Woolfolk, Ann, &quot;Toshiko Takaezu,&quot; Princeton Alumni Weekly, Vol. 83(5), 6 October 1982, p. 32: &quot;Find something you love to do and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.&quot; (attributed to Arthur Szathmary, who attributes it, in his turn, to an unnamed source). <br class="br">Misattributed, Not Chinese

“Within the four seas, all men are brothers.”

Confucius

Источник: The Analects, Chapter XII