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Confucius Famous QuotesEverything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. Confucius 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. Confucius Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Confucius 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. Confucius Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius 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. Confucius 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. Confucius I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Confucius In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. Confucius A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. Confucius To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. Confucius It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Confucius I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand. Confucius Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. Confucius Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Confucius An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger. Confucius Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. Confucius He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. Confucius Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. Confucius Silence is a true friend who never betrays. Confucius If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear? Confucius The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. Confucius When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. Confucius Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. Confucius Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. Confucius 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. Confucius Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Confucius 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. Confucius Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius 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. Confucius 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. Confucius I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Confucius In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. Confucius A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. Confucius To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. Confucius It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. Confucius I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand. Confucius Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. Confucius Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Confucius An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger. Confucius Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. Confucius He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. Confucius Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. Confucius Silence is a true friend who never betrays. Confucius If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear? Confucius The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. Confucius When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. Confucius Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. Confucius If we don't know life, how can we know death? 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 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 To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness. Confucius Never give a sword to a man who can't dance. Confucius We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression. Confucius The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. Confucius When anger rises, think of the consequences. Confucius Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors. Confucius Heaven means to be one with God. Confucius Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. Confucius The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. Confucius The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. Confucius To see the right and not to do it is cowardice. Confucius The cautious seldom err. Confucius Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs. Confucius Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. Confucius The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. 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 Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire. Confucius Revenge, Often, Themselves The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. Confucius To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. Confucius The object of the superior man is truth. Confucius When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself. Confucius The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most. Confucius The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later. Confucius Be the first one to post a review!
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