Becoming A Brilliant Star
Confucianism & Taoism

General

Tseng Tzu said: “Each day I examine myself in three ways: in doing things for others, have I been disloyal? In my interactions with friends, have I been untrustworthy? Have not practiced what I have preached?”
Confucianism, Analects 1: 4

Simplicity, patience, compassion. These three are your greatest treasures.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 67

Character

Confucius said: “The Superior Man cares about virtue; the inferior man cares about material things. The Superior Man seeks discipline; the inferior man seeks favors.”
Confucianism, Analects 4: 11

Style

Spirit

To know the eternal is called enlightenment.
Not to know the eternal is to act blindly to result in disaster.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 16

Physical

Cognition

Confucius said: “To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.”
Confucianism, Analects 2: 15

Confucius said: “When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.”
Confucianism, Analects 4: 17 

Confucius said: “Study as if you have not reached your goal--as if you were afraid of losing what you have.”
Confucianism, Analects 8: 17 

Being and non-being create each other. Difficult and easy support each other. Long and short define each other. High and low depend on each other. Before and after follow each other.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 2

Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 33

Affect

If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you aren't afraid of dying, there is nothing you can't achieve.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 74

Conation

Confucius said: “…If you see what is right and fail to act on it, you lack courage.”
Confucianism, Analects 2: 24

To seek gladness through righteous persistence is the way to accord with heaven and to respond to men. 
Confucianism, I Ching 58: Joy

Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 33

Failure is an opportunity. If you blame someone else, there is no end to the blame.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 79
	
Family

Tseng Tzu said: “When they are careful (about their parents) to the end and continue in reverence after (their parents) are long gone, the virtue of the people will return to its natural depth.”
Confucianism, Analects 1: 9

Friendship

Try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself, and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence. 
Confucianism, Mencius VII.A.4

Career/Work

Finances/Wealth

If you look to others for fulfillment, you will never truly be fulfilled. If your happiness depends on money, you will never be happy with yourself.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 44

Social

If you overesteem great men, people become powerless. If you overvalue possessions, people begin to steal.
Taoism, Tao Te Ching 3

The Doctrine of the Mean, translated by Charles Muller [http://www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/~acmuller/contao/docofmean.htm]
The Analects of Confucius, translated by Charles Muller [http://www.human.toyogakuen-u.ac.jp/~acmuller/contao/analects.htm]

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