The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.Confucius
“Silence is the true friend that never betrays.”
“Silence is the true friend that never betrays.”
— CONFUCIUS
Philosopher · 551 – 479
Chinese philosopher whose teachings in the Analects shaped East Asian ethics, education, and governance for two millennia.
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