Confucius Quotes
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If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.
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Grieve not that men do not know you; grieve that you do not know men.
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A fool marvels at rare things, but a wise man at common ones.
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When abroad, behaveto everyone as if interviewing an honored guest; in directing the people, act as if you were assisting at a great sacrafice; DO NOT DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD NOT LIKE DONE TO YOURSELF: so there will be no murmuring against you in the country, and none in the family; your public life will arouse no ill-will nor your private life any resentment.
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The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.
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If I were travelling with two partners, one virtuous and one dishonest, both would be useful as teachers. I would perceive what's good of the first one and I would imitate him whereas I would try to correct in me the defects I may see in the second one.
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Make fair agreements and stick to them.
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Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.
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In a State, pecuniary gain is not to be considered to be prosperity, but its prosperity will be found in righteousness.
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The gentleman desires to be halting in speech but quick in action.
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Be aroused by poetry; structure yourself with propriety, refine yourself with music.
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Have no friends not equal to yourself.
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Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
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The ideal teacher guides his students but does not pull them along; he urges them to go forward and does not suppress them; he opens the way but does not take them to the place.
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Girl who sit on Judge's lap get honorable discharge.
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The Master said, The case is like that of someone raising a mound. If he stops working, the fact that it perhaps needed only one more basketful makes no difference; I stay where I am. Whereas even if he has not got beyond leveling the ground, but is still at work, the fact that he has only tilted one basketful of earth makes no difference. I go to help him.
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A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
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The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.
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Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it.
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It is better to play than do nothing.
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The really faithful lover of learning holds fast to the Good Way till death.
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If you would govern a state of a thousand chariots (a small-to-middle-size state), you must pay strict attention to business, be true to your word, be economical in expenditure and love the people.
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There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear.
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To throw oneself into strange teachings is quite dangerous.