Confucius Quotes
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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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Some may study side by side, and yet be asunder when they come to the logic of things.
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Heaven means to be one with God.
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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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In language clarity is everything.
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If we don't know life, how can we know death?
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Riches and honor are what everyone desires, but if they can be gained only by doing evil, they must not be held. Don't worry about not being in office, worry about qualifying yourself for office. Don't worry that no one knows you, but seek to be worthy of being known.
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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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A happy union with wife and child is like the music of lutes and harps.
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The Essence of Knowledge is, having it, to use it.
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Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
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A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?
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I know how the birds fly, how the fishes swim, how animals run. But there is the Dragon. I cannot tell how it mounts on the winds through the clouds and flies through heaven. Today I have seen the Dragon.
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You cannot open a book without learning something.
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If the people be led by laws, and uniformity sought to be given them by punishments, they will try to avoid the punishment, but have no sense of shame.
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A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.
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When anger rises, think of the consequences.
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Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
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It was by music that the ancient kings gave elegant expression to their joy. By their armies and axes they gave the same to their anger.
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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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No lake so still but it has its wave. No circle so perfect but that it has its blur. I would change things for you if I could; As I can't you must take them as they are.
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When wealth is centralized, the people are dispersed. When wealth is distributed, the people are brought together.
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.