Confucius Quotes
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Reading without thinking will confuse you.Thinking without reading will place you in danger.
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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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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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Make faithfulness and truth thy masters: have no friends unlike thyself: be not ashamed to mend thy faults.
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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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When the multitude detests a man, inquiry is necessary; when the multitude likes a man, inquiry is equally necessary.
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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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If an urn lacks the characteristics of an urn, how can we call it an urn?
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What is necessary is to rectify names.
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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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When a man is guided by the principles of reciprocity and consciousness, he is not far from the moral law. Whatever you don't wish for yourself don't do unto others.
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He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
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True wisdom is knowing what you don't know.
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That a man lives is because he is straight. That a man who dupes others survives is because he has been fortunate enough to be spared.
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A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.
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Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.
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Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?
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The gods should certainly be revered, but kept at a distance... . The way is not beyond man; he who creates a way outside of man cannot make it a true way. A good man is content with changing man, and that is enough for him.
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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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Knowledge is recognizing what you know and what you don't.
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From a grain of sand in the Pearl comes.
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When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war.
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Thought, unassisted by learning, is dangerous.
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The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.