Confucius Quotes
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Be faithful and true of word; let thy walk be plain and lowly: thou wilt get on, though in savage land. If thy words be not faithful and true, thy walk plain and lowly, wilt thou get on, though in thine own home? Standing, see these words ranged before thee; driving, see them written upon the yoke. Then thou wilt get on.
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If I do not participate in the sacrifice, it is as if I did not sacrifice at all.
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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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Being strong does not mean that you never fall down, but that whenever you fall, you get up again.
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Heaven means to be one with God.
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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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A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.
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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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A happy union with wife and child is like the music of lutes and harps.
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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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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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A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.
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The man of humanity delights in mountains.
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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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The superior person is calm and composed; the lesser person is continuously worried and distressed.
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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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The demands that good people make are upon themselves; Those that bad people make are upon others.
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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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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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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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When wealth is centralized, the people are dispersed. When wealth is distributed, the people are brought together.
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It is goodness that gives to a neighborhood its beauty. One who is free to choose, yet does not prefer to dwell among the good - how can he be accorded the name of wise?