Confucius Quotes
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I transmit but do not create. I place my trust in the teachings of antiquity.
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Humanity is the equity of the heart.
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If the gentleman is not serious, he will not be respected, and his learning will not be on a firm foundation. He considers loyalty and faithfulness to be fundamental, has no friends who are not like him, and when he has made mistakes, he is not afraid of correcting them.
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Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
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Love of goodness without love of learning degenerates into simple-mindedness. Love of knowledge without love of learning degenerates into utter lack of principle. Love of faithfulness without love of learning degenerates into injurious disregard of consequences. Love of uprightness without love of learning degenerates into harshness. Love of courage without love of learning degenerates into insubordination. Love of strong character without love of learning degenerates into mere recklessness.
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A disciple having asked for a definition of charity, the Master said LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
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Every journey starts with a single step.
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If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfil the requirements of that name?
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If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music?
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Reading without thinking will confuse you.Thinking without reading will place you in danger.
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Yin and yang, male and female, strong and weak, rigid and tender, heaven and earth, light and darkness, thunder and lightning, cold and warmth, good and evil...the interplay of opposite principles constitutes the universe.
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How should I know anything about another world when I know so little of this?
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Wouldst thou know if a people be well governed, or if its laws be good or bad, examine the music it practices.
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The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.
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Learn, as if never overtaking your object, and yet as if apprehensive of losing it.
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Do unto others as you wish others do unto you.
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Every piece of marble has a statue in it waiting to be released by a person of sufficient skill to chip away the unnecessary parts. Just as the sculptor is to the marble, so is education to the soul. It releases it. For only educated people are free people. You cannot create a statue by smashing the marble with a hammer, and you cannot by the force of arms release the spirit or the soul of people.
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He is the truly courageous man who never desponds.
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Be versed in ancient lore, and familiarize yourself with the modern; then may you become teachers.
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Never seek illicit wealth.
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The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.
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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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How transcendent is the virtue of the middle conduct! Rare for a long time has been its practice among the people.
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What you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others.