Confucius Quotes
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To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
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Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?
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He who chases two rabbits, catches none.
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Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.
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I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.
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The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received.
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An inch of time on the sundial is worth more than a foot of jade.
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Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?
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A blemish may be removed from a diamond by careful polishing, but evil words once spoken cannot be effaced.
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But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the right path?
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For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be careful indeed what we say.
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Great is the man who can overcome the world, but greater still is the man who can overcome himself, for he will have the world spinning on the palm of his hand.
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Make faithfulness and truth thy masters: have no friends unlike thyself: be not ashamed to mend thy faults.
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There is one single thread binding my way together...the way of the Master consists in doing one's best...that is all.
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Who keeps the old akindle and adds new knowledge is fitted to be a teacher.
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The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.
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I am not an originator but a transmitter.
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Be sincere and true to your word, serious and careful in your actions; and you will get along even among barbarians, But if you are not sincere and untrustworthy in your speech, frivolous and careless in your actions, how will you get along even among your own neighbors? When stand, see these principles in front of you; in your carriage see them on the yoke. Then you may be sure to get along.
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Friendship with the upright, with the truthful and with the well informed is beneficial. Friendship with those who flatter, with those who are meek and who compromise with principles, and with those who talk cleverly is harmful.
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The tongue must be heavy indeed, because so few people can hold it.
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The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.
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Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.
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He who needs only coarse food, water and drink, and as pillow his folded arms will find happiness without further search.
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Do not answer the person whose questions are vile. Do not question a person whose answers are vile.