Confucius Quotes
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I never really said all those things I said.
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Many seek happiness higher than men; others beneath him. But happiness is the same height as man.
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Be versed in ancient lore, and familiarize yourself with the modern; then may you become teachers.
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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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We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.
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Those who break down the dikes will themselves be drowned in the inundation.
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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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You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it's drawn from its sheath.
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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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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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Man is born with uprightness. If one loses it, he will be lucky if he escapes with his life.
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Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it.
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The strongest memory is not as strong as the weakest ink.
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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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The tongue must be heavy indeed, because so few people can hold it.
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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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A picture is poem without words.
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Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune.
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If you did not do so for the sake of riches,You must have done so for the sake of novelty.
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To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.
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Your eyes are always bigger than your stomach.
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The virtuous man is driven by responsibility, the non-virtuous man is driven by profit.
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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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Knowledge is recognizing what you know and what you don't.