Confucius Quotes

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
- Confucius

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little.
- Confucius

Study the past, if you would divine the future.
- Confucius

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.
- Confucius

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.
- Confucius

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
- Confucius

I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.
- Confucius

Have no friends not equal to yourself.
- Confucius

Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
- Confucius

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