More Confucius Sayings And Quotations

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“The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends – such a man may be reckoned a complete man.”
– Confucius

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
– Confucius

“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”
– Confucius

“The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.”
– Confucius

“The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.”
– Confucius

“The perfecting of one’s self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.”
– Confucius

“The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.”
– Confucius

“The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.”
– Confucius

“The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.”
– Confucius

“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home. ”
– Confucius

“The sun and moon shine on all without partiality.”
– Confucius

“The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. ”
– Confucius

“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.”
– Confucius

“The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.”
– Confucius

“The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.”
– Confucius

“The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
– Confucius

“The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.”
– Confucius

“The superior man seeks what is right; the inferior one, what is profitable.”
– Confucius

“The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. ”
– Confucius

“The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. ”
– Confucius

“The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he may have no cause of dissatisfaction with himself.”
– Confucius

“The superior man…does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.”
– Confucius

“The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.”
– Confucius

“The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear. ”
– Confucius

“The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, ”I shall today be uppermost.” ”
– Confucius

“The wise are free from perplexity, the virtuous are free from anxiety, the bold are free from fear.”
– Confucius

“There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest. ”
– Confucius

“There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth…lust. When he is strong…quarrelsomeness. When he is old…covetousness. ”
– Confucius

“There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted.”
– Confucius

“There is never a case when the root is in order and yet the branches are in order”
– Confucius

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