Quotes from Confucius

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.

The Master said, "A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with." (Analects 4.9)

Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.

He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.

The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct

Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.

Tzu Chang asked Confucius about jen. Confucius said, If you can practice these five things with all the people, you can be called jen. Tzu Chang asked what they were. Confucius said, Courtesy, generosity, honesty, persistence, and kindness. If you are courteous, you will not be disrespected; if you are generous, you will gain everything. If you are honest, people will rely on you. If you are persistent you will get results. If you are kind, you can employ people.

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.

The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.

roads were made for journeys not destinations

The Master said, "If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.

If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing.

A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.

If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character. If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nations. When there is order in the nations, there will peace in the world.

Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it.

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

Behind every smile there's teeth.

When the wind blows,the grass bends.