Quotes

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
-Confucius

He who will not economize will have to agonize.
-Confucius

When anger rises, think of the consequences.
-Confucius

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
-Confucius

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
-Confucius

Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart.
-Confucius

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

Have no friends not equal to yourself.
-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

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
-Confucius

Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven And remember, no matter where you go, there you are?
-Confucius

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

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.
-Confucius

When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
-Confucius

Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
-Confucius

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
-Confucius

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.
-Confucius

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

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

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
-Confucius

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
-Confucius

Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.
-Confucius

To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle.
-Confucius

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
-Confucius

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
-Confucius

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
-Confucius

Respect yourself and others will respect you.
-Confucius

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

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

He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.
-Confucius

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.
-Confucius

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
-Confucius

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
-Confucius

They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
-Confucius

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
-Confucius

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

Study the past if you would define the future.
-Confucius

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

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
-Confucius