The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
Chinese philosopher, founder of Confucianism
From a teaching on the pursuit of knowledge (Analects 14.3)
c. 551-479 BCE
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Philosophical"The superior man is satisfied and composed; the inferior man is always full of distress."
Controversial"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest."
Philosophical"I have never seen anyone who loved virtue as much as they loved sex."
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