Confucius Quotes
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The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property.
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Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?
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A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.
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To find the Tao, there is nowhere you need to search. If it is not inside you, it is not the Tao.
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If an urn lacks the characteristics of an urn, how can we call it an urn?
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The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.
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Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.
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Good is no hermit. It has ever neighbors.
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Heaven is author of the virtue that is in me.
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He is the truly courageous man who never desponds.
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Sincerity is the end and beginning of things; without sincerity there would be nothing.
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The young should be dutiful at home, modest abroad, careful and true, overflowing in kindness for all, but in brotherhood with love. And if they have strength to spare they should spend it on the arts.
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If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.
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The highest kind of man is the one who does before talking and practices what he professes.
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For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be careful indeed what we say.
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The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.
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If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.
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When the multitude detests a man, inquiry is necessary; when the multitude likes a man, inquiry is equally necessary.
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Return good for good; return evil with justice.
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To love a thing means wanting it to live.
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The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.
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I am not an originator but a transmitter.
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The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position of wealth and honor, he does what is proper to a position of wealth and honor. In a poor and low position, he does what is proper to a poor and low position.
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A ruthless man extends his ruthlessness from those he does not love to those he loves.