Confucius Quotes
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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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Woman is the masterpiece.
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The funniest people are the saddest once.
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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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Table your mistakes, learn from them, then move on.
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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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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 injury of prodigality leads to this, that he who will not economize will have to agonize.
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Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.
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True wisdom is knowing what you don't know.
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To be excellent when engaged in administration is to be like the North Star. As it remains in its one position, all the other stars surround it.
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A man who does not forget an agreement is resolved and honorable man.
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You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.
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What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?
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Don't be concerned about others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.
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All things are nourished together without their injuring one another. The courses of the seasons, and of the sun and moon, are pursued without any collision among them. The smaller energies are like river currents; the greater energies are seen in mighty transformations. It is this which makes heaven and earth so great.
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When a man comes to me, I accept him at his best, not at his worst. Why make so much ado? When a man washes his hands before paying a visit, and you receive him in that clean state, you do not thereby stand surety for his always having been clean in the past.
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Good is no hermit. It has ever neighbors.
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Things have their roots and branches. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. To know what is first and what is last will lead one near the Way.
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All things are already complete in oneself.
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Never seek illicit wealth.
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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 book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.
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The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.