Confucius Quotes
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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.
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Those who break down the dikes will themselves be drowned in the inundation.
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Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.
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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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The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.” (Analects 4.9)
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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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People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
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When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.
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What you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others.
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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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He who chases two rabbits, catches none.
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He who is really good can never be unhappy. He who is really wise can never be perplexed. He who is really brave is never afraid.
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The people may be made to follow a path of action but they may not be made to understand it.
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Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself.
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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 is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present? If he reach the age of forty or fifty, and has not made himself heard of, then indeed he will not be worth being regarded with respect.
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We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves.
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He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
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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 strongest memory is not as strong as the weakest ink.
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Heaven gives long life to the just and the intelligent.
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We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without being sullied by any.
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When superiors are fond of showing their humanity, inferiors try to outstrip one another in their practice of it.