Confucius Quotes


 

"The cautious seldom err."

"Heaven means to be one with God."

"If we don't know life, how can we know death?"

"Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles."

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."

"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."

"To be fond of learning is to be near to knowledge."

"Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity."

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."

"Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire."

"An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger."

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."

"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions."

"Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage."

"It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them."

"To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous."

"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."

"Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors."

"Sincerity is the way of Heaven. The attainment of sincerity is the way of men."

"The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress."

"If people do not recognize me and it doesn't bother me, am I not a Superior Man?"

"The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage."

"The virtuous man is driven by responsibility, the non-virtuous man is driven by profit."

"A young man should serve his parents at home and be respectful to elders outside his home."

"He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger."

"I am not bothered by the fact that I am unknown. I am bothered when I do not know others."

"The Superior Man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing."

"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of."

"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people."

"The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin."

"When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

"It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get."

"There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest."

"If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself."

"At fifteen my heart was set on learning; at thirty I stood firm; at forty I had no more doubts; at fifty I knew the mandate of heaven; at sixty my ear was obedient; at seventy I could follow my heart's desire without transgressing the norm."

"What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty; the regulation of this path is called Instruction. The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path."

 

Compiled by Thomas George
editor@Wisdom-of-the-Wise.com

 

 

 

 

 


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