Confucius Quotes
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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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Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few.
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Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness.
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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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Transport a handful of earth everyday and you will make a mountain.
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The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crowd, but is not in harmony.
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If language is not rectified, words do not correspond to meaning, and if words do not correspond to meaning, our deeds cannot be accomplished.
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You turn the handle the way it goes, not the way it ought to go.
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The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.
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If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.
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What the wise seek is in themselves.
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Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!
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You judge yourself by what you think you can achieve, others judge you by what have achieved.
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Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.
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Is any one able for one day to apply his strength to virtue? I have not seen the case in which his strength would be sufficient.
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The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels no regret - It is only the sage who is able for this.
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She who is born with beauty is born with a sorrow for many a man.
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One who will study for three years. Without thought of reward. Would be hard indeed to find.
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A gentleman wishes to be slow to speak and quick to act.
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To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude.
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Remember even when alone, that the divine is everywhere.
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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Wisdom, humanity & courage, these three are universal virtues. The way by which they are practiced are one.
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Know what you know and know that you don't know what you don't know — that is the characteristic of one who knows.