Confucius Quotes
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Not too isolated, not too many relationships, the middle, that's wisdom.
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To prefer it is better than to only know it. To delight in it is better than merely to prefer it.
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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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Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
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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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A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.
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At fifteen my mind was directed to study, and at thirty I knew where to stand.
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If you want to change the world, first change your heart.
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Cultivated people foster what is good in others, not what is bad. Petty people do the opposite.
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The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified.
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The way of Heaven and Earth may be completely declared in one sentence: They are without any doubleness, and so they produce things in a manner that is unfathomable.
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He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
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In dealing with the dead, if we treat them as if they were entirely dead, that would show a want of affection and should not be done; or, if we treat them as if they were entirely alive, that would show a want of wisdom and should not be done.
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Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.
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The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position of wealth and honor, he does what is proper to a position of wealth and honor. In a poor and low position, he does what is proper to a poor and low position.
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The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height, when we must begin from the lower ground.
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Though Confucius served the Duke of Lu, a Chinese state, he made many enemies with the nobles of the land. His views antagonized the powerful nobles, who wanted the Duke to be a puppet in their hands. Confucius was exiled from the State of Lu for more than two decades. He lived in the countryside, spreading his teachings.
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Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness.
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Transport a handful of earth everyday and you will make a mountain.
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A picture is poem without words.