Among his own country folk Confucius wore a homely look…

“Confucius say if man want to grow one row of corn, first must shovel one ton of shit.”

— Stephen King

I can imagine the writers of China, England and France, crippled and unsure of themselves when they feel that the ghosts of Confucius, Mencius,…

— F. Sionil Jose

“Thirdly, in other parts, where they have a written language, as in the East-Indies, China, Japan, &c. they know nothing of the gospel. The…

— William Carey

Confucius say Aim high, not failure, but low aim is crime

— Anonymous

“There is a story told of one old wise man, whose name was Mencius. He was a follower of Confucius and he died when…

— Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh

“Who said it? – probably Confucius – “I can’t beat a sculpture from a stone with a sledgehammer; I can’t free the soul of…

— Denis Johnson

“The provision is very inferior to the cities of refuge which were set apart by Moses for the manslayer to flee to from the…

— Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford

“Life is simple, but we insist on making it complicated. —Confucius”

— Jeb Blount

“Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof,” said Confucius, “when your own doorstep is unclean.”

— Dale Carnegie

“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. - Confucius”

— Confucius

“Confucius said: “You are never in a position to learn unless you are totally confused.”

— Marcus Gibson

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." —Confucius”

— Erlend Bakke

“The palest ink is better than the most retentive memory” (Confucius).”

— Peter D. Polchinski

“The implications for politics were immense. If instead of ruthlessly pursuing his own self-interest to the detriment of others, a ruler would "curb his…

— Karen Armstrong

“Confucius, the philosopher and politician who was born in the sixth century B.C.E. He acquired a place in Chinese history akin to that of…

— Evan Osnos