Top 917 Quotes & Sayings by Confucius - Page 4

To know your faults and be able to change is the greatest virtue.

An image is better than one thousand words

Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.

Rather than caring about whether or not you are known, strive to be worth knowing.

A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.

Never do to others what you would not like them to do to you.

If you try to do too much, you will not achieve anything.

Being strong does not mean that you never fall down, but that whenever you fall, you get up again.

Ask yourself constantly, "What is the right thing to do?" Behave toward everyone as if receiving a great guest.

The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crowd, but is not in harmony.

If you yourself desire establishment, then help others to get establishment; if you yourself want success, then help others to attain success.

The ideal teacher guides his students but does not pull them along; he urges them to go forward and does not suppress them; he opens the way but does not take them to the place.

To know and not do, is to not yet know.

Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.

Reading without thinking will confuse you.Thinking without reading will place you in danger.

The superior person is calm and composed; the lesser person is continuously worried and distressed.

Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.

The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct

The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property.

See a person's means ... Observe his motives. Examine that in which he rests. How can a person conceal his character?

Confucius say... politician is one who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.

An inconvenience is an unrecognized opportunity.

A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito.

Table your mistakes, learn from them, then move on.

Your eyes are always bigger than your stomach.

These are the four abuses: desire to succeed in order to make oneself famous; taking credit for the labors of others; refusal to correct one's errors despite advice; refusal to change one's ideas despite warnings.

When the perfect order prevails, the world is like a home shared by all. Leaders are capable and virtuous. Everyone loves and respects their own parents and children as well as the parents and children of others. The old are cared for, adults have jobs, children are nourished and educated. There is a means of support for all those who are disabled or find themselves alone in the world. Everyone has an appropriate role to play in the family and society. Devotion to public duty leaves no place for idleness. Scheming for ill gain is unknown. Sharing displaces selfishness and materialism.

Do not answer the person whose questions are vile. Do not question a person whose answers are vile.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without being sullied by any

Heaven sends down its good and evil symbols and wise men act accordingly.

A man may not transgress the bounds of major morals, but may make errors in minor morals.

Without that innate sense of human worth, a man cannot long endure adversity, nor can he long enjoy prosperity.

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

If you would one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day.

Men do not stumble over mountains, but over mole hills.

You can cheat an honest man but not make a fool out of him.

The man who loves his job never works a day in his life.

Big head, target for enemy; big heart, target for friend.

The gentleman has nine cares. In seeing he is careful to see clearly; in hearing he is careful to hear distinctly; in his looks he is careful to be kind, in his manner to be respectful, in his words to be sincere, in his work to be diligent. When in doubt he is careful to ask for information; when angry he has a care for the consequences; and when he sees a chance for gain, he thinks carefully whether the pursuits of it would be right.

To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.

The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences.

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.

There are those men who say to repay evil with kindness. But I say, how then are we to repay kindness? Repay kindness with kindness, but repay evil with justice.

The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.

Seek Not Every Quality In One Individual.

The tongue must be heavy indeed, because so few people can hold it

Stars are holes in the sky from which the light of the infinite shines.

If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface.

The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received.

When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.

A man who lacks reliability is utterly useless.

The sun and moon shine on all without partiality.

When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.

First there must be order and harmony within your own mind. Then this order will spread to your family, then to the community, and finally to your entire kingdom. Only then can you have peace and harmony.

A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.