Confucius Quotes
-
I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he is of outward appearances.
-
All the darkness in the world can't put out the light of one candle.
-
Not too isolated, not too many relationships, the middle, that's wisdom.
-
If language is not rectified, words do not correspond to meaning, and if words do not correspond to meaning, our deeds cannot be accomplished.
-
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.
-
Man who want pretty nurse, must be patient.
-
The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified.
-
The master said, 'Quietly to store up knowledge in my mind, to learn without flagging, to teach without growing weary, these present me with no difficulties.'
-
Tell people - and they may forget... show them - they may remember... but involve them and they will understand.
-
One who will study for three years. Without thought of reward. Would be hard indeed to find.
-
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.
-
He who is harmony with Nature hits the mark without effort and apprehends the truth without thinking.
-
Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness.
-
Remember even when alone, that the divine is everywhere.
-
If your desire is for good, the people will be good.
-
You judge yourself by what you think you can achieve, others judge you by what have achieved.
-
Know what you know and know that you don't know what you don't know — that is the characteristic of one who knows.
-
Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!
-
Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few.
-
Wisdom, humanity & courage, these three are universal virtues. The way by which they are practiced are one.
-
Reviewing the day's lessons. Isn't it joyful? Friends come from far. Isn't it delightful? One has never been angry at other's misunderstanding. Isn't he a respectable man?
-
Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right.
-
Which demands a lot of himself and some others, will be free from hatred.
-
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.