Confucius Quotes
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A good man is not mine to see. Could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me.
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The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.
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To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge. When you say something, say what you know. When you don't know something, say you don't know. That is knowledge.
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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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Character is the backbone of our human culture. Music is the flowering of character.
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The Master said, A gentleman, in his plans, thinks of the Way; he does not think how he is going to make a living. Even farming sometimes entails 5 times of shortage; and even learning may incidentally lead to high pay. But a gentleman's anxieties concern the progress of the Way; he has no anxiety concerning poverty.
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Eat at your own as you would the table of a king.
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A man living without conflicts, as if he never lives at all.
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If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere – although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.
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The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.
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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 I give a student one-fourth of what he should know, I expect him to get the other three-fourths himself, otherwise I do not want him as a student.
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When admins have faults, they do not fear to ignore them.
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Baseball is wrong, man with four balls cannot walk.
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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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The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
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In your promises cleave to what is right, And you will be able to fulfill your word.
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It is man that makes truth great, and not truth that makes man great.
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An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.
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Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
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The journey with a 1000 miles begins with one step.
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It is true that we shall not be able to reach perfection, but in our struggle toward it we shall strengthen our characters and give stability to our ideas, so that, whilst ever advancing calmly in the same direction, we shall be rendered capable of applying the faculties with which we have been gifted to the best possible account.
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The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences.
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Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.