Confucius Quotes And Sayings

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“To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle.”
– Confucius

“Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.”
– Confucius

“Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.”
– Confucius

“Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.”
– Confucius

“We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.”
– Confucius

“What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”
– Confucius

“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”
– Confucius

“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

“When anger rises, think of the consequences.”
– Confucius

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”
– Confucius

“When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”
– Confucius

“When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”
– Confucius

“When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.”
– Confucius

“When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.”
– Confucius

“When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it – this is knowledge.”
– Confucius

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”
– Confucius

“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.”
– Confucius

“With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow – I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness are to me as a floating cloud.”
– Confucius

“Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established.”
– Confucius

“Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?”
– Confucius

“You cannot open a book without learning something.”
– Confucius

“All things are nourished together without their injuring one another. The courses of the seasons, and of the sun and moon, are pursued without any collision among them. The smaller energies are like river currents; the greater energies are seen in mighty transformations. It is this which makes heaven and earth so great.”
– Confucius

“Although your father and mother are dead, if you propose to yourself any good work, only reflect how it will make their names illustrious, and your purpose will be fixed.”
– Confucius

“Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences.”
– Confucius

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