Confucius Quotes
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A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself.
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To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?
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Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.
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A man may not transgress the bounds of major morals, but may make errors in minor morals.
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I transmit but do not create. I place my trust in the teachings of antiquity.
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I daily examine myself on three points: In planning for others, have I failed in conscientiousness? In intercourse with friends, have I been insincere? And have I failed to practice what I have been taught?
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What the great learning teaches, is to illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence.
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When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature, we have the pedant.
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A disciple having asked for a definition of charity, the Master said LOVE ONE ANOTHER.
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The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.
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He who sling mud, lose ground.
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Baseball is wrong, man with four balls cannot walk.
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He who is really kind, can never be unhappy.
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To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
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They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.
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A person of character takes as much trouble to discover what is right as the lesser men take to discover what will pay.
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The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.
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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
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The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
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A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.
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If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
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What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?
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He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.
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It is man that makes truth great, and not truth that makes man great.