Confucius Quotes
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To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content.
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The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct.
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The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
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Future generation is the most important thing.
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Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.
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Do not let a leader lead you on a bad path.
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The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
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He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him; He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows Not Is A Fool - Shun Him
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There are 1,000 lessons in defeat. But only one in victory.
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If you know, say you know. If you don't know, say you don't know.
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By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
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Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface.
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Tea tempers the spirits and harmonizes the mind, dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue, awakens thought and prevents drowsiness, lightens or refreshes the body, and clears the perceptive faculties.
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Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.
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Do not unto another that you would hot have him do unto you. Thou needest this law alone. It is the foundation of all the rest.
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A superior man is one who is free from fear and anxieties.
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The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.
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Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.
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Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors.
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Behave when away from home as though you were in the presence of an honored guest. Employ the people as though you were assisting at an important sacrifice. Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no feelings of opposition to you, whether it is the affairs of a state that you are handling or the affairs of a family.
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Labor, but slight not meditation; meditate, but slight not labor.
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The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.
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The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.
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The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler.