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Confucius [-551--479] Chinese

Rank: 3
Poet (with poems), Teacher

Agnosticism, Spiritualism

Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.
The philosophy of Confucius emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice and sincerity.

Men, Wisdom, Good, Knowledge, Change, Courage, Friendship, Learning, Love, Motivational, Anger, Brainy, Business, Death, Experience, Future, Government, Home, Life, Success, Time, Work, Age, Alone, Art, Beauty, Failure, Fear, God, Great, Happiness, History, Leadership, Music, Respect, Space, Strength, Sympathy, Teacher, Travel, Truth

Quote	Tags	Rank
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.	Beauty	23
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.	Life	101
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.	Motivational	102
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.	Motivational	103
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.	Life, Love, Work	104
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.	History, Time	105
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.	Travel	106
Silence is a true friend who never betrays.		108
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.	Brainy	109
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.	Knowledge	110
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.	Good, Love	111
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.	Experience, Wisdom	112
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.	Wisdom	113
To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.	Knowledge	114
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.	Home, Strength	115
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.		116
Study the past, if you would divine the future.	Future	117
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.	Great, Learning	118
I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.	Brainy	119
You cannot open a book without learning something.	Learning	120
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.		121
When anger rises, think of the consequences.	Anger	122
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.	Failure, Success	123
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.	Experience, Wisdom	124
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.	Change, Men	125
The cautious seldom err.	Leadership	126
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.		201
A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies.	Friendship, Good, Home, Love, Time	202
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.		203
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.	Change, Happiness, Wisdom	204
We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.	Sympathy	205
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.	Change	206
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.		207
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.		208
I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.	Men	209
Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.		210
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.	Men	211
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.	Friendship	212
Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.	Death	213
Heaven means to be one with God.	God	214
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.	Anger, Art, Truth	215
When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.		216
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.	Good, Men, Teacher	217
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.		218
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.	Age, Good	219
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.		220
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.	Knowledge	221
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.		222
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.		223
If we don't know life, how can we know death?	Death	224
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.	Learning	225
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.		226
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.		301
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.	Work	302
A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.		303
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.		304
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.	Courage	305
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.		306
To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.		307
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.	Government	308
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?	Fear	309
To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.		310
I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.		311
Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?	Men, Respect	312
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.	Courage, Men, Wisdom	313
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.	Motivational	314
To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons.	Business, Men	315
Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety.		316
How to play music may be known. At the commencement of the piece, all the parts should sound together. As it proceeds, they should be in harmony while severally distinct and flowing without break, and thus on to the conclusion.	Music	317
To those whose talents are above mediocrity, the highest subjects may be announced. To those who are below mediocrity, the highest subjects may not be announced.		318
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.	Business	319
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.	Friendship	320
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.	Alone	321
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.		322
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.	Courage	323
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.		324
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.	Government	325
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.		326
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.	Future	401
I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.	Knowledge	402
He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against.		403
If some years were added to my life, I would give fifty to the study of the Yi, and then I might come to be without great faults.		404
The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it.	Space	405
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.		406
The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.	Success	407
Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!		408
The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.		409
The object of the superior man is truth.		410
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.		411

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