Confucius Quotes
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When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature, we have the pedant.
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The superior man is distressed by his want (lack) of ability.
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To think twice is quite enough.
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The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.
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Baseball is wrong, man with four balls cannot walk.
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To become a leader, you must first become a human being.
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Not to converse with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man. To converse with a man not worthy of conversation is to waste words. The wise waste neither men nor words.
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Here is an example of Confucius sayings: "It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." In a few words, Confucius teaches us about patience, perseverance, discipline, and hard work. But if you probe further, you will see more layers. Confucius' philosophies have significantly influenced spiritual and social thought. His views bear insight and depth of wisdom. You can apply his teachings in every sphere of life. Confucius' profound teachings are based on humanism.
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Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have.
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The funniest people are the saddest once.
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The man of humanity delights in mountains.
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In language clarity is everything.
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If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.
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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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In old days men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people.
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Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.
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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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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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He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.
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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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Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.
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A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.
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The demands that good people make are upon themselves; Those that bad people make are upon others.
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If my mind be not engaged in worship, it is as though I worshipped not.