Confucius Quotes
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Charity is that rational and constant affection which makes us sacrifice ourselves to the human race, as if we were united with it, so as to form one individual, partaking equally in its adversity and prosperity.
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If you would one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day.
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I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.
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Return good for good; return evil with justice.
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Although your father and mother are dead, if you propose to yourself any good work, only reflect how it will make their names illustrious, and your purpose will be fixed.
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Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. To see it a person only needs to imagine how it could be worse.
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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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We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without being sullied by any.
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The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear.
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Let the states of equilibrium and harmony exist in perfection, and a happy order will prevail throughout heaven and earth, and all things will be nourished and flourish.
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I could see peace instead of this.
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First there must be order and harmony within your own mind.
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Respect yourself and others will respect you.
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Love should start from people close to us, then be extended to other people, to strangers, and eventually to the world.
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In teaching there should be no distinction of classes.
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Do not answer the person whose questions are vile. Do not question a person whose answers are vile.
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Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
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Great is the man who can overcome the world, but greater still is the man who can overcome himself, for he will have the world spinning on the palm of his hand.
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Of course you want to be rich and famous. It's natural. Wealth and fame are what every man desires. The question is: What are you willing to trade for it?
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Place where man laughs, sings, picks flowers, chases butterflies and pets birds, makes love with maidens, and plays with children. Here he spontaneously reveals his nature, the base as well as the noble. Here also he buries his sorrows and difficulties and cherishes his ideals and hopes. It is in the garden that men discover themselves. Indeed one discovers not only his real self but also his ideal self?he returns to his youth. Inevitably the garden is made the scene of man's merriment, escapades, romantic abandonment, spiritual awakening or the perfection of his finer self.
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Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don't be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it.
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The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.
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To study and at times practice what one has learned, is this not a pleasure?
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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.