Famous Quotes / Confucius
239 Quotations by Confucius
- 101. My students, do you think I conceal things from you? I don't conceal anything from you -- there is n ...
- 102. Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
- 103. Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
- 104. Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.
- 105. Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he ...
- 106. Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stag ...
- 107. Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change.
- 108. Only those who are absolutely their true selves in this world can have pervading influence.
- 109. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
- 110. Perseverance is not the only ingredient to winning. You can stalk a field forever and not get any ga ...
- 111. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
- 112. Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.
- 113. Respect yourself and others will respect you.
- 114. See a person's actions. Observe his motives. Examine in what things he rests. How can a person conce ...
- 115. See a person's actions. Observe his motives. Examine in what things he rests. How can a person conce ...
- 116. Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
- 117. Silence is the true friend that never betrays.
- 118. Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.
- 119. Some are born with knowledge, some derive it from study, and some acquire it only after a painful re ...
- 120. Study the past if you would define the future.