Quotes by 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.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
The object of the superior man is truth.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.
The cautious seldom err.
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
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.
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
