More Confucius Sayings And Quotations

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“Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune.”
– Confucius

“Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in. ”
– Confucius

“Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.”
– Confucius

“Not to alter one’s faults is to be faulty indeed. ”
– Confucius

“Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence.”
– Confucius

“Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change.”
– Confucius

“Our greatest glory is in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.”
– Confucius

“Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness. ”
– Confucius

“Respect yourself and others will respect you.”
– Confucius

“Return good for good; return evil with justice.”
– Confucius

“Review the old and deducing the new makes a teacher.”
– Confucius

“Silence is the true friend that never betrays.”
– Confucius

“Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue. ”
– Confucius

“Sincerity is the way of heaven.”
– Confucius

“Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.”
– Confucius

“Study the past if you would divine the future.”
– Confucius

“Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.”
– Confucius

“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.”
– Confucius

“That a man lives is because he is straight. That a man who dupes others survives is because he has been fortunate enough to be spared.”
– Confucius

“The cautious seldom err.”
– Confucius

“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.”
– Confucius

“The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance. ”
– Confucius

“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.”
– Confucius

“The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them. ”
– Confucius

“The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.”
– Confucius

“The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.”
– Confucius

“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trial.”
– Confucius

“The inner nature of man is the province of music.”
– Confucius

“The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.”
– Confucius

“The man who chases two rabbits catches neither.”
– Confucius

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