Confucius Famous Quotes


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