Confucius Quotes
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The virtuous man is driven by responsibility, the non-virtuous man is driven by profit.
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When frying small fish, disturb them little.
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The tongue must be heavy indeed, because so few people can hold it.
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The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property.
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When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.
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Let a man be stimulated by poetry, established by the rules of propriety, and perfected by music.
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What is necessary is to rectify names.
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A Nation's character is typified by its dancers.
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There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.
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A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.
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People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
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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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Love makes a spot beautiful: who chooses not to dwell in love, has he got wisdom?
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To rein a kingdom efficiently it is necessary, before all, to put into good order the family. It's impossible for a man who doesn't know how to lead his own family to know how to lead a country.
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Slater soaks into the mind as water into low and marshy places, where it becomes stagnant and offensive.
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He who needs only coarse food, water and drink, and as pillow his folded arms will find happiness without further search.
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The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.
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Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth.
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Ceremonies are the first thing to be attended to in the practice of government.
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He who remembers from day to day what he has yet to learn, and from month to month what he has learned already, may be said to have a love of learning.
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In a district of ten families, there must be someone as honorable and sincere as I, but none as fond of learning.
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The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon morals and with a warm heart.
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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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Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.