Confucius Quotes
Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.
Quotes to Explore
-
Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.
-
My mom just understands about stuff. We have a really good trust, and she knows I can take care of myself.
-
We all agree that we've got to bring these terrorists to justice and to make sure that they're never allowed to perpetrate such an evil act as they did. And so all of us are dealing with that. We know that the President has the authority to go to war under the War Powers Act.
-
All of my favorite people - people I really trust - none of them were cool in their younger years.
-
Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.
-
If people like you, they'll listen to you, but if they trust you, they'll do business with you.
-
Enhanced interrogation is not to be considered lightly, but the use of enhanced interrogation techniques does not require moral people to abandon their beliefs. Rather, it is precisely during these difficult times that one's beliefs about life, justice and mercy become indispensible.
-
The chief internal enemies of any state are those public officials who betray the trust imposed upon them by the people.
-
When I became governor, I vowed to restore the public's trust.
-
One of the main ways that leadership stays in power is by, in various ways, convincing people that they should just let those who are in government govern: 'Trust us. Trust me. Just let us take care of things. Stay out of it.' Your opinions don't really matter. You are isolated. You are insignificant.
-
Without justice you won't have stability.
-
I don't trust a lot of journalists.
-
Like, you can find your dream, if you firmly believe. You have to have the innocence, and you have to have the daringness to trust.
-
We're never so vulnerable than when we trust someone - but paradoxically, if we cannot trust, neither can we find love or joy.
-
Ethics and equity and the principles of justice do not change with the calendar.
-
Quakers almost as good as colored. They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time.
-
We need to incorporate that age-old concept of redemption into the work that we do in the criminal justice system in California.
-
Logically, harmony must come from the heart... Harmony very much based on trust. As soon as use force, creates fear. Fear and trust cannot go together.
-
Like the man who threw a stone at a bitch, but hit his step-mother, on which he exclaimed, 'Not so bad!'
-
It's so rare that you see a movie that you are genuinely moved by on a real level, and you relate to it, and you come out feeling uplifted.
-
There is a certain androgyny to my appeal.
-
We in the West think of peace as society's default position. War is a temporary state of affairs that happens when peace fails. For us, war is something that has a beginning, a middle, and an end. When it is over, win or lose, the warring factions lay down their arms and resume their normal lives.
-
Saints live in flames; wise men, next to them.
-
Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.
