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Confucius on Mother's Day

551 BC–479 BC China

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The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

A scholar who loves comfort is not worthy of the name.

Fan Ch'ih asked, ... What is love?
The Master said: "To rank the effort above the prize may be called love."

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

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Confucius (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.