Quotes by Confucius
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
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.
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
You cannot open a book without learning something.
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!
Heaven means to be one with God.
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.
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.
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
