Confucius Quotes
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The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.
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The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me you don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step the man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
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I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.
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When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.
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If the people are governed by laws and punishment is used to maintain order, they will try to avoid the punishment but have no sense of shame. If they are governed by virtue and rules of propriety are used to maintain order, they will have a sense of shame and will become good as well.
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The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of truthfulness.
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A workman who wants to do his work well must first prepare his tools.
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He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
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Man is born with uprightness. If one loses it, he will be lucky if he escapes with his life.
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One who has accumulated virtue will certainly also possess eloquence; but he who has eloquence doe not necessarily possess virtue.
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When superiors are fond of showing their humanity, inferiors try to outstrip one another in their practice of it.
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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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Look closely into his aims, observe the means by which he pursues them, discover what brings him content - and can the man's real worth remain hidden from you?
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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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Look for an occupation that you like, and you will not need to labor for a single day in your life.
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If I understand Change, I shall make no great mistake in Life.
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He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger... Men of superior mind busy themselves first getting at the root of things; when they succeed, the right course is open to them.
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The injury of prodigality leads to this, that he who will not economize will have to agonize.
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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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Don't be concerned that you have no position; be concerned how you may fit yourself to occupy one.
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A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
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The Path is not far from man. When men try to pursue a course, which is far from the common indications of consciousness, this course cannot be considered The Path.
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A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.
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Those who are firm, enduring, simple and unpretentious are the nearest to virtue.