Quotes from Confucious

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.

He who searches for evil, must first look at his own reflection.

There is nothing more real than what cannot be seen and there is nothing more certain than what cannot be heard.

I slept and dreamt life is beauty, I woke and found life is duty.

If an urn lacks the characteristics of an urn, how can we call it an urn?

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.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.

Study without thought is vain: thought without study is dangerous.