Confucius Quotes:
Timeless Wisdom

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

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

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

Heaven means to be one with God.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Confucius (551-479 BC)

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

You cannot open a book without learning something.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

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

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Confucius Quotes

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

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

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.

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

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.

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

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To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

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.

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

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

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

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He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!

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.

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

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.

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

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.

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

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He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

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

The cautious seldom err.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

The object of the superior man is truth.

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.

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