Confucius Quotes
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Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.
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There are not the weeds the ones that drown the good seed, but the negligence of the peasant.
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An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
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The Master was entirely free from four things: prejudice, foregone conclusions, obstinacy, and egoism.
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Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.
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Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous.
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With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of all these things.
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Do unto others what you want done unto you.
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The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.
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Let a ruler base his government upon virtuous principles, and he will be like the pole-star, which remains steadfast in its place, while all the host of stars turn towards it.
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The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I would say 'Let there be no evil in your thoughts.'
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It cannot be when the root is neglected that what springs from it will be well ordered.
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As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
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In vain I have looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself.
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We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living.
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He who crosses the ocean twice without washing is a dirty double crosser.
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Big head, target for enemy; big heart, target for friend.
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The wise man admires water, the kind man admires mountains. The wise man moves, the kind man rests. The wise man is happy, the kind man is firm.
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What you know, you know, what you don't know, you don't know. This is true wisdom.
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Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito.
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A heart set on love will do no wrong.
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Sincerity becomes apparent. From being apparent, it becomes manifest. From being manifest, it becomes brilliant. Brilliant, it affects others. Affecting others, they are changed by it. Changed by it, they are transformed. It is only he who is possessed of the most complete sincerity that can exist under heaven, who can transform.
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There may be men who act without understanding why. I do not. To listen much, pick out the good and follow it; to see much and ponder it: this comes next to understanding.