Confucius Quotes
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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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To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
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If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.
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The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.
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Unify your attention. Do not listen with your ears, but with your mind. Do not listen with your mind but with your essence.
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The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.
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In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others.
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A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.
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If I am building a mountain and stop before the last basketful of earth is placed on the summit, I have failed.
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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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To know what is the right thing to do and not do it is the greatest cowardice.
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Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established.
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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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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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Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
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A happy union with wife and child is like the music of lutes and harps.
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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
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The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.
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As in the case of making a mound, if, before the very last basketful, I stop, then I shall have stopped. As in the case of leveling the ground, if, though tipping only one basketful, I am going forward, then I shall be making progress.
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When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
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A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.
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Being strong does not mean that you never fall down, but that whenever you fall, you get up again.
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A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.
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If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?