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Quote of Confucius - By nature, men are nearly alike...


Biography - Confucius:

Chinese teacher, editor, politician and philosopher.
Born: -551 - Died: -479
Period:
5th century BC
6th century BC
Place of birth: China
China

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.



Translation

Translation

(French, German)



French
La nature fait les hommes semblables, la vie les rend différents.

German
Von Natur aus sind die Menschen fast gleich; erst die Gewohnheiten entfernen sie voneinander.




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Quotes for: nature


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Quotes about nature:


Universal Nature has made reasonable creatures for the sake of one another.





Painters understand nature and love her and teach us to see.





Truly, art is embedded in nature; he who can extract it, has it.





Man is but a reed, the most feeble thing in nature, but he is a thinking reed.





Nature, to be commanded, must be obeyed.





Never does nature say one thing and wisdom another.











Quotes

Confucius also said...


Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.





Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself.





Demand much from yourself, little from others, and you will prevent discontent.





The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.





They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.





The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.












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