--- title: "10 Careful Quotes By Confucius" description: "10 Careful quotes by Confucius. Plus more from Confucius and more Careful sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e2/confucius-164_art_the-young-should-be-dutiful-at-home-mode_2738774.jpg" --- > [The young should be dutiful at home, modest abroad, careful and true, overflowing in kindness for all, but in brotherhood with love.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/the-young-should-be-dutiful-at-home-modest-abroad-careful-and-true/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e2/confucius-164_art_the-young-should-be-dutiful-at-home-mode_2738774.jpg) > [Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/listen-widely-to-remove-your-doubts-and-be-careful-when-speaking-2/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1fa/confucius-164_be-careful_listen-widely-to-remove-your-doubts-and_924258.jpg) > [For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/for-one-word-a-man-is-often-deemed-to-be-wise-and-for-one-word-he-is/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/92c/confucius-164_be-careful_for-one-word-a-man-is-often-deemed-to-be_963111.jpg) > [A blemish may be removed from a diamond by careful polishing, but evil words once spoken cannot be effaced.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/a-blemish-may-be-removed-from-a-diamond-by-careful-polishing-but-evil/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cad/confucius-164_careful_a-blemish-may-be-removed-from-a-diamond_2916054.jpg) > [Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few. See much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/listen-widely-to-remove-your-doubts-and-be-careful-when-speaking/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eec/confucius-164_acting_listen-widely-to-remove-your-doubts-and_702835.jpg) > [Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/earnest-in-practicing-the-ordinary-virtues-and-careful-in-speaking/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/611/confucius-164_careful_earnest-in-practicing-the-ordinary-virtu_1748462.jpg) > [Be sincere and true to your word, serious and careful in your actions; and you will get along even among barbarians, But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/be-sincere-and-true-to-your-word-serious-and-careful-in-your-actions/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7f/confucius-164_action_be-sincere-and-true-to-your-word-serious_1600824.jpg) > [When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/when-the-superior-man-eats-he-does-not-try-to-stuff-himself-at-rest/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/25a/confucius-164_careful_when-the-superior-man-eats-he-does-not-t_768672.jpg) > [The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/the-nobler-sort-of-man-emphasizes-the-good-qualities-in-others-and-2/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf7/confucius-164_accentuate_the-nobler-sort-of-man-emphasizes-the-go_3052544.jpg) > [The gentleman has nine cares. In seeing he is careful to see clearly; in hearing he is careful to hear distinctly; in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/the-gentleman-has-nine-cares-in-seeing-he-is-careful-to-see-clearly/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a6/confucius-164_angry_the-gentleman-has-nine-cares-in-seeing-h_2813139.jpg) ## Other authors on Careful ## More by Confucius > [Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/attack-the-evil-that-is-within-yourself-rather-than-attacking-the/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [The superior man is distressed by his want (lack) of ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/the-superior-man-is-distressed-by-his-want-lack-of-ability/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/in-ancient-times-those-who-wished-to-illuminate-the-world-with-virtue/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/better-than-the-one-who-knows-what-is-right-is-the-one-who-loves-what/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/knowledge-is-merely-brilliance-in-organization-of-ideas-and-not/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/i-live-in-a-very-small-house-but-my-windows-look-out-on-a-very-large/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/to-rule-a-country-of-a-thousand-chariots-there-must-be-reverent/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/the-real-fault-is-to-have-faults-and-not-amend-them/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/to-know-what-you-know-and-what-you-do-not-know-that-is-true-knowledge/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [A picture is poem without words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/a-picture-is-poem-without-words/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [Heaven means to be one with God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/heaven-means-to-be-one-with-god/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/does-heaven-ever-speak-the-four-seasons-come-and-go-and-all-creatures/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [To study and at times practice what one has learned, is this not a pleasure?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/to-study-and-at-times-practice-what-one-has-learned-is-this-not-a/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/recompense-injury-with-justice-and-recompense-kindness-with-kindness/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [There is only one thing in life which never changes, and it is change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/there-is-only-one-thing-in-life-which-never-changes-and-it-is-change/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/careful/confucius/#itemlist", "name": "10 Careful Quotes By Confucius", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The young should be dutiful at home, modest abroad, careful and true, overflowing in kindness for all, but in brotherhood with love. 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