Confucius Quotes
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Time flows away like the water in the river.
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There are three things to beware of through life: when a man is young, let him beware of his appetites; when he is middle-aged, of his passions; and when old, of covetousness, especially.
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He who kisses girl on hillside is not level.
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To learn without thinking is labour in vain, to think without learning is desolation.
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He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
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From a grain of sand in the Pearl comes.
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Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences.
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The virtuous man is driven by responsibility, the non-virtuous man is driven by profit.
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Ah, music, sacred tongue of God! I hear thee calling and I come.
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Listen much, keep silent when in doubt, and always take heed of the tongue; thou wilt make few mistakes. See much, beware of pitfalls, and always give heed to thy walk; thou wilt have little to rue. If thy words are seldom wrong, thy deeds leave little to rue, pay will follow.
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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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The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this.
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Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.
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Love makes a spot beautiful: who chooses not to dwell in love, has he got wisdom?
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If the gentleman is not serious, he will not be respected, and his learning will not be on a firm foundation. He considers loyalty and faithfulness to be fundamental, has no friends who are not like him, and when he has made mistakes, he is not afraid of correcting them.
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Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.
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To rein a kingdom efficiently it is necessary, before all, to put into good order the family. It's impossible for a man who doesn't know how to lead his own family to know how to lead a country.
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Therefore only through education does one come to be dissatisfied with his own knowledge, and only through teaching others does one come to realize the uncomfortable inadequacy of his knowledge. Being dissatisfied with his own knowledge, one then realizes that the trouble lies with himself, and realizing the uncomfortable inadequacy of his knowledger.
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Don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you.
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A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.
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He who remembers from day to day what he has yet to learn, and from month to month what he has learned already, may be said to have a love of learning.
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Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
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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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Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.