Confucius Quotes And Sayings

The Expectations Of Life Depend Upon Diligence; The Mechanic That Would Perfect His Work Must First Sharpen His Tools.

Humility Is The Solid Foundation Of All Virtues.

Never Give A Sword To A Man Who Can't Dance.

To See What Is Right And Not To Do It Is Want Of Courage, Or Of Principle.

To See And Listen To The Wicked Is Already The Beginning Of Wickedness.

An Oppressive Government Is More To Be Feared Than A Tiger.

Wherever You Go, Go With All Your Heart.

If You Look Into Your Own Heart, And You Find Nothing Wrong There, What Is There To Worry About? What Is There To Fear?

I Want You To Be Everything That's You, Deep At The Center Of Your Being.

To See The Right And Not To Do It Is Cowardice.

Without Feelings Of Respect, What Is There To Distinguish Men From Beasts?

The More Man Meditates Upon Good Thoughts, The Better Will Be His World And The World At Large.

Wisdom, Compassion, And Courage Are The Three Universally Recognized Moral Qualities Of Men.

To Rule A Country Of A Thousand Chariots, There Must Be Reverent Attention To Business, And Sincerity; Economy In Expenditure, And Love For Men; And The Employment Of The People At The Proper Seasons.

Look Not At What Is Contrary To Propriety; Listen Not To What Is Contrary To Propriety; Speak Not What Is Contrary To Propriety; Make No Movement Which Is Contrary To Propriety.

How To Play Music May Be Known. At The Commencement Of The Piece, All The Parts Should Sound Together. As It Proceeds, They Should Be In Harmony While Severally Distinct And Flowing Without Break, And Thus On To The Conclusion.

Everything Has Beauty, But Not Everyone Sees It.

The Superior Man Understands What Is Right; The Inferior Man Understands What Will Sell.

To Those Whose Talents Are Above Mediocrity, The Highest Subjects May Be Announced. To Those Who Are Below Mediocrity, The Highest Subjects May Not Be Announced.

Virtue Is Not Left To Stand Alone. He Who Practices It Will Have Neighbors.

Never Contract Friendship With A Man That Is Not Better Than Thyself.

Virtuous People Often Revenge Themselves For The Constraints To Which They Submit By The Boredom Which They Inspire.

Faced With What Is Right, To Leave It Undone Shows A Lack Of Courage.

He Who Speaks Without Modesty Will Find It Difficult To Make His Words Good.

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.

The Superior Man Acts Before He Speaks, And Afterwards Speaks According To His Action.

Silence Is A True Friend Who Never Betrays.

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.

He Who Acts With A Constant View To His Own Advantage Will Be Much Murmured Against.

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.

If Some Years Were Added To My Life, I Would Give Fifty To The Study Of The Yi, And Then I Might Come To Be Without Great Faults.

The Superior Man Does Not, Even For The Space Of A Single Meal, Act Contrary To Virtue. In Moments Of Haste, He Cleaves To It. In Seasons Of Danger, He Cleaves To It.

To Go Beyond Is As Wrong As To Fall Short.

The Superior Man Makes The Difficulty To Be Overcome His First Interest; Success Only Comes Later.

The Object Of The Superior Man Is Truth.

The Book Salesman Should Be Honored Because He Brings To Our Attention, As A Rule, The Very Books We Need Most And Neglect Most.

Look At The Means Which A Man Employs, Consider His Motives, Observe His Pleasures. A Man Simply Cannot Conceal Himself!

I Hear And I Forget. I See And I Remember. I Do And I Understand.

Ability Will Never Catch Up With The Demand For It.