| 128 Famous Quotes by Confucius
|
|---|
|
“Forget injuries; never forget kindness.”
Kindness Quotes |
|
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.”
Knowledge Quotes |
|
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”
Motivation Quotes |
|
“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”
Nations Quotes |
|
“It is better to play than do nothing”
Play Quotes |
|
“When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.”
Prosperity Quotes |
|
“Questions are the creative acts of intelligence”
Questioning Quotes |
|
“He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.”
Resentment Quotes |
|
“To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.”
Right Quotes |
|
“Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently”
Study Quotes |
|
“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.”
Suffering Quotes |
|
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
Understanding Quotes |
|
“Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.”
Virtue Quotes |
|
“People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.”
Virtue Quotes |
|
“Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors”
Virtue Quotes |
|
“To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.”
Virtue Quotes |
|
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”
Wisdom Quotes |
|
“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 most bitter.”
Wisdom Quotes |
|
“Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning
is perilous.”
Learning Quotes Source: Analects (bk. II, ch. XV)
|
|
“There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the
beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind.”
Learning Quotes Source: Analects (bk. XVII, ch. VIII)
|
|
“Heaven means to be one with God.
- Confucius,”
Heaven Quotes Source: quoted by Frederic William Farrar in "Sermons--Eternal Hopes--What Heaven Is", last line
|
|
“The cautious seldom err.”
Errors Quotes Source: Analects (bk. IV, ch. XXIII)
|
|
“Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue
is at hand.”
Virtue Quotes Source: Analects (bk. I, ch. IV)
|
|
“Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have
neighbors.”
Virtue Quotes Source: Analects (bk. IV, ch. XXV)
|
|
“The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort, is not fit to be
deemed a scholar.”
Students Quotes Source: Analects (bk. XIV, ch. III)
|
| « Previous [1-25] [26-50] [51-75] [76-100] [101-125] [126-128] Next » |
Confucius Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
|
|
|