Confucius Quotes
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He who take cookie to bed have crummy night ahead.
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The person who is not strong enough gives up at the halfway point - but you are limiting yourself before even starting.
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If I cannot get men who steer a middle course to associate with, I would far rather have the impetuous and hasty. For the impetuous at any rate assert themselves.
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When a nation or family is about to flourish, there are sure to be happy omens; and when it is about to perish, there are sure to be unlucky omens.
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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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When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path.
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In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being trustworthy in what they say, but they are unlikely to be as eager to learn as I am.
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Only the supremely wise and the ignorant do not alter.
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The superior man, extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, may thus likewise not overstep what is right.
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When you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine your own heart.
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There is nothing impossible in all the world except that the heart of man is wanting in resolution.
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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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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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Don't be concerned that you have no position; be concerned how you may fit yourself to occupy one.
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It is better to play than do nothing.
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The most beautiful sight in the world is a little child going confidently down the road of life after you have shown him the way.
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Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.
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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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In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
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He who will not economize will agonize.
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A superior man is one who is free from fear and anxieties.
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Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors.
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The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.