Confucius Quotes (160 Quotes)


    I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he is of outward appearances

    To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

    When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.

    Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.

    Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.


    Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

    Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right way they may not be possessed.

    The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

    It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

    Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

    A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present

    To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

    Every truth has four corners as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.

    Virtue is the strong stem of man's nature, and music is the blossoming of virtue.

    Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

    It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

    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 understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

    What the superior person seeks is in themselves. What the mean person seeks is in others.

    Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.

    When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.

    The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.

    The man of wisdom has no perplexity the man of humanity has no worry the man of courage has no fear.

    To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things this is the nature of righteousness

    The object of the superior man is truth.

    Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

    Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

    Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it

    Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!

    And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

    The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.

    By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

    You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent them from making nests in your hair.

    To know that you know, and to know that you don't know - that is the real wisdom.

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

    To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.

    The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

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

    Learn as though you would never be able to master it hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

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

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

    To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

    Study the past, if you would divine the future.

    Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.

    If you know, to recognize that you know, If you don't know, to realize that you don't know That is knowledge.

    A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.

    To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it

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

    We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.



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