Top 100 Quotes About Confucius
#1. Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
Confucius
#2. What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
Confucius
#3. The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crowd, but is not in harmony.
Confucius
#4. A superior man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He may be imposed upon, but he cannot be fooled.
Confucius
#5. Is it not indeed a pleasure to acquire knowledge and constantly to exercise oneself therein?
Confucius
#6. Remember even when alone, that the divine is everywhere.
Confucius
#7. I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.
Confucius
#8. Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it.
Confucius
#10. I do not suspect that Jefferson or Madison ever envisioned Congress honoring the 2,560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius or supporting the designation of National Pi Day.
Eric Cantor
#11. Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.
Confucius
#12. Adept Lu spent a night at Stone Date, and the gatekeeper asked: Where are you from? From the House of Confucius, replied Lu. Isn't he the one who knows it's hopeless, but keeps trying anyway?
Confucius
#13. The love to Wisdom is getting closer to the own bright path.
Confucius
#14. Confucius taught this when he said, "The superior man seeks what is right; the inferior man, what is profitable.
Bohdi Sanders
#15. Learning, undigested by thought, is labor lost.
Confucius
#16. Among his own country folk Confucius wore a homely look, like one that has no word to say.
Confucius
#17. Exemplary people concern themselves with virtue,
small people concern themselves with territory. The ruling class
thinks of punishment, the lower classes hope for benevolence.
Confucius
#18. A man who reviews the old so as to find out the new is qualified to teach others.
Confucius
#19. Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak!
Confucius
#20. When a man feels the difficulty of doing, can he be other than cautious and slow in speaking?
Confucius
#21. Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
Confucius
#22. If the search for riches were sure to be successful, though I should become a groom with a whip in my hand to get them, I will do so. As the search may not be successful, I will follow after that which I love.
Confucius
#23. He who searches for evil, must first look at his own reflection.
Confucius
#24. They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.
Confucius
#25. The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.
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#26. Don't look for a black cat in a dark room, especially if it is not there ...
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#27. Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
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#28. When three persons work together, each can be the teacher in some aspects
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#29. If you reflect within yourself and find nothing to be ashamed of, how could you have anxiety or fear.
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#30. We should worship as though the deity were present.
Confucius
#31. It was by music that the ancient kings gave elegant expression to their joy. By their armies and axes they gave the same to their anger.
Confucius
#32. When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.
Confucius
#33. The object of the superior man is truth.
Confucius
#34. If one leads them with administrative measures and uses punishments to make them conform, the people will be evasive, but if one leads them with virtue, they will come up to expectations.
Confucius
#35. The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.
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#36. Do unto others what you want done unto you.
Confucius
#37. If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.
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#38. It cannot be when the root is neglected that what springs from it will be well ordered.
Confucius
#39. There are three unfilial acts: the greatest of these is the failure to produce sons.
Confucius
#40. Do not unto another that you would hot have him do unto you. Thou needest this law alone. It is the foundation of all the rest.
Confucius
#42. When you have become one with the Great Universal, you will have no partiality, and when you are part of the process of transformation, you will have no rigidity.
Confucius
#43. Buddha, Confucius, or Socrates can bring us good teaching, moral excellence, and religious philosophy. For this they may be commended as rendering help and aid to humanity. But Jesus Christ is different: He brings us Himself as our Life.
Chip Brogden
#44. The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.
Confucius
#45. When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, 'he loves learning.'
Confucius
#46. Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
Confucius
#47. The man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others.
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#48. The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.
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#49. The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
Confucius
#50. For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be careful indeed what we say.
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#51. The person of benevolence never worries.
Confucius
#52. Have no friends not equal to yourself.
Confucius
#53. Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.
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#54. A wise man has dignity without pride; a fool has pride without dignity.
Confucius
#55. If you don't want to do something,don't impose on others
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#56. A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.
Confucius
#57. The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.
Confucius
#58. To know that one knows what one knows, and to know that one doesn't know what one doesn't know, there lies true wisdom.
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#59. The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear.
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#60. The good man does not grieve
that other people do not recognize his merits.
His only anxiety is lest he should fail to recognize theirs.
Confucius
#61. Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.
Confucius
#62. The noble-minded have nine states of mind: for eyes, bright; for ears, penetrating; for countenance; cordial; for demeanor, humble; for words, trustworthy; for service, reverent; for doubt, questioning; for anger circumspect; and for facing a chance to profit, moral.
Confucius
#63. Never do to others what you would not like them to do to you.
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#64. True wisdom is knowing what you don't know
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#65. Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly
Confucius
#66. You're not very good at being contemplative," Milo said. "You always sound like some bad caricature of a philosopher, like those fortune cookies with 'Confucius say' or the Nietzsche guy from Mystery Men that's always saying 'when you walk on the ground, the ground walks on you.
Amanda Hocking
#67. The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man.
Confucius
#68. In your promises cleave to what is right, And you will be able to fulfill your word.
Confucius
#69. He who is really kind, can never be unhappy
Confucius
#70. If you want to make a stand, help others make a stand, and if you want to reach your goal, help others reach their goal. Consider yourself and treat others accordingly: this is the method of Humanity.
Confucius
#71. Man is born with uprightness. If one loses it, he will be lucky if he escapes with his life.
Confucius
#72. Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption.
Confucius
#73. The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.
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#74. You can force the people to obey; you cannot force them to understand.
Confucius
#75. He that rules by mind is like the north star, steady in his seat, whilst the stars all bend to him.
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#76. Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune.
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#77. The superior man is distressed by his want (lack) of ability
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#78. It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up ...
Confucius
#79. The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live.
Confucius
#80. To rein a kingdom efficiently it is necessary, before all, to put into good order the family. It's impossible for a man who doesn't know how to lead his own family to know how to lead a country.
Confucius
#81. He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity
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#82. 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.
Confucius
#83. The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels no regret - It is only the sage who is able for this.
Confucius
#84. An inconvenience is an unrecognized opportunity.
Confucius
#85. Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
Confucius
#86. Many seek happiness higher than men; others beneath him. But happiness is the same height as man.
Confucius
#87. The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.
Confucius
#88. In teaching there should be no distinction of classes.
Confucius
#89. The gentleman prefers to be slow in word but diligent in action.
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#90. No lake so still but it has its wave.
No circle so perfect but that it has its blur.
I would change things for you if I could; As I can't you must take them as they are.
Confucius
#91. See a person's means ... Observe his motives. Examine that in which he rests. How can a person conceal his character?
Confucius
#92. Be versed in ancient lore, and familiarize yourself with the modern; then may you become teachers.
Confucius
#93. Heaven, in the production of things, is sure to be bountiful to them, according to their qualities. Hence the tree that is flourishing, it nourishes, while that which is ready to fall, it overthrows.
Confucius
#94. The superior man ... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.
Confucius
#95. In dealing with the dead, if we treat them as if they were entirely dead, that would show a want of affection and should not be done; or, if we treat them as if they were entirely alive, that would show a want of wisdom and should not be done.
Confucius
#96. Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.
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#97. If the people are governed by laws and punishment is used to maintain order, they will try to avoid the punishment but have no sense of shame. If they are governed by virtue and rules of propriety are used to maintain order, they will have a sense of shame and will become good as well.
Confucius
#98. Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
Confucius
#99. He who sling mud, lose ground.
Confucius
#100. Excessive (population) growth may reduce output per worker, repress levels of living for the masses and engender strife
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