Confucius Quotes
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Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption.
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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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He who chases two rabbits, catches none.
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But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the right path?
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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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The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.
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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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We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.
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You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it's drawn from its sheath.
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I never really said all those things I said.
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Knowledge is recognizing what you know and what you don't.
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What you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others.
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Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.
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Study the past, if you would divine the future.
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To be fond of learning is near to wisdom.
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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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To learn without thinking is labour in vain, to think without learning is desolation.
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A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.
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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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They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
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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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Your eyes are always bigger than your stomach.
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In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being trustworthy in what they say, but they are unlikely to be as eager to learn as I am.
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The people may be made to follow a path of action but they may not be made to understand it.