Confucius quotes.
All 53 quotations by Confucius in our collection.
“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. ”
“We are all born equal, but we cannot continue this equality for long.”
“Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven. ”
“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.”
“Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.”
“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.”
“Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?”
“The superior man understands what is right the inferior man understands what will sell.”
“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”
“Never do to others what you would not like them to do to you. ”
“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.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. ”
“If we don't know life, how can we know death?”
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
“It doesn't matter how slow you go, as long as you don't stop.”
“Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”
“Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.”
“Death and life have their determined appointments riches and honors depend upon heaven.”
“Respect yourself and others will respect you.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
“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.”
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
“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.”
“Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated. ”
“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.”
“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”
“A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.”
“Be yourself; because an original is worth more than a copy.”
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.”
“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”
“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”
“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”
“When anger rises, think of the consequences.”
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ”
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. ”
“It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.”
“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it. ”
“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.”
“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.”
“Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.”
“Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.”
“If you chase two rabbits, you catch none.”
“They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.”
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”
“It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.”
“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.”
“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.”
“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”
“Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.”
“Study the past, if you would divine the future.”
“Heaven means to be one with God.”
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