Confucius Quotes
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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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Being strong does not mean that you never fall down, but that whenever you fall, you get up again.
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The man of humanity delights in mountains.
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Heaven means to be one with God.
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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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A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.
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When you serve your mother and father it is okay to try to correct them once in a while. But if you see that they are not going to listen to you, keep your respect for them and don't distance yourself from them. Work without complaining.
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It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
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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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He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.
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If we don't know life, how can we know death?
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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 people may be put into the way they should go, though they may not be put into the way of understanding it.
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There are three sorts of pleasures which are advantageous, and three which are injurious. Finding pleasure in the discriminating study of ceremonies and music, finding pleasure in discussing the good points in the conduct of others, and finding pleasure in having many wise friends, these are advantageous. But finding pleasure in profligate enjoyments, finding pleasure in idle gadding about, and finding pleasure in feasting, these are injurious.
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Justice for All in the World.
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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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The demands that good people make are upon themselves; Those that bad people make are upon others.
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Eat at your own as you would the table of a king.
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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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See a person's means ... Observe his motives. Examine that in which he rests. How can a person conceal his character?
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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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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.
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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.