Confucius Quotes
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A fool marvels at rare things, but a wise man at common ones.
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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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When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
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It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife.
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Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.
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The man who loves his job never works a day in his life.
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Everyone calls his son his son, whether he has talents or has not talents.
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A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician.
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Love is like a spice. It can sweeten your life - however, it can spoil it, too.
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The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.
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Every house guest brings you happiness. Some when they arrive, and some when they are leaving.
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He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is he who will preserve his interests secure.
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Who contains himself goes seldom wrong.
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Make fair agreements and stick to them.
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To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.
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If one learns from others, but does not think, one will be bewildered. If, on the other hand, one thinks but does not learn from others, one will be in peril.
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The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops.
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When the wind blows,the grass bends.
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Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their persons were cultivated. Their persons being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their States were rightly governed. Their States being rightly governed, the whole kingdom was made tranquil and happy.
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The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful.
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There is a growing interest in Confucianism in China and other parts of the world. More and more followers of Confucianism are advocating a deeper study of his philosophies. Confucius' ideals stand true even today. His philosophy on how to be a Junzi or the perfect gentleman is based on the simple ideology of love and tolerance.
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The mirror reflects all objects without being sullied.
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Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.
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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.