Quotes from Confucius

If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

The Superior Man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he ascends to his position, bowing in deference. Descending, he drinks the ritual cup.

Man who want pretty nurse, must be patient.

The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this.

The wise man admires water, the kind man admires mountains. The wise man moves, the kind man rests. The wise man is happy, the kind man is firm.

The man who loves his job never works a day in his life.

The virtuous man is driven by responsibility, the non-virtuous man is driven by profit.

Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.

When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.

The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their virtue. They will even sacrifice their lives to preserve their virtue complete.

All men are born good.

Look closely into his aims, observe the means by which he pursues them, discover what brings him content - and can the man's real worth remain hidden from you?

Man shoot at nothing, sure to hit it.

A man should practice what he preaches, but a man should also preach what he practices.

The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.

The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.

The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.

She who is born with beauty is born with a sorrow for many a man.

The superior man, extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, may thus likewise not overstep what is right.

The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.

In old days men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people.

A good man does not worry about not being known by others, but rather is concerned about not knowing them.

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.