The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. — Confucius Copy Share Image
If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand. — Confucius Copy Share Image
What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. — Confucius Copy Share Image
All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get. — Morarji Desai Copy Share Image
Confucianism is all about tempering your instincts with intellectual discipline, with book learning. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Psy will go down in history as the first real twenty-first-century entertainer: who else could combine Confucianism and farting?” — Euny Hong Copy Share Image
They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to… — Confucius Copy Share Image
I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would… — Confucius Copy Share Image
He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are… — Confucius Copy Share Image
“Confucianism is not a religion but rather a system of moral philosophy that originated in China in the teachings of Kong Fuzi… — Daniel Tudor Copy Share Image
When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself. — Confucius Copy Share Image
“Premodern traditions of knowledge such as Islam, Christianity, Buddhism and Confucianism asserted that everything that is important to know about the world… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Chinese culture in general is not very religious. Confucianism is more a code of ethics than a religion, and ancestor worship is… — David Henry Hwang Copy Share Image
Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Wealth and honor, benefits and blessings shall enrich my life; poverty and failures, grief and anxiety shall help fulfill it. In my… — Zhang Zai Copy Share Image
To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To… — Confucius Copy Share Image
“The Chosun Dynasty adopted Confucianism in all walks of civil and personal life at the beginning of the fifteenth century. The nation’s… — Euny Hong Copy Share Image
“If religion is about the sacred as opposed to the profane, the spirit as opposed to matter, the Creator as opposed to… — Stephen Prothero Copy Share Image
“Confucianism made its way into every aspect of life—even food. Food is based on the theory of the yin and yang, and… — Euny Hong Copy Share Image
Many people entertain the idea that Christianity,like almost any other religion,is basically a system of beliefs-you know, a set of doctrines or… — Josh McDowell Copy Share Image
“concerns itself with the linguistic, ethical, legal, and ritual conventions which provide the society with its system of communication. Confucianism, in other… — Alan Wilson Watts Copy Share Image
“There is one element in Christianity which was not borrowed from Paganism -- religious intolerance. Referring to Buddhism, Confucianism, and Taoism, a… — John E. Remsburg Copy Share Image
“REFUTATION OF DELUSIVE AND PREJUDICED (DOCTRINE)[FN#292] According to Confucianism[FN#293] and Taoism all sorts of beings, such as men and beasts, were born… — Kaiten Nukariya Copy Share Image
“Therefore, it is believed that the ancestors return after a lapse of tiem as if to a general and spiritual reservoir from… — Hellmut and Richard Wilhelm Copy Share Image
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand. — Confucius Copy Share Image
When I walk along with two others, from at least one I will be able to learn. — Confucius Copy Share Image
There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute. — Confucius Copy Share Image
Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established — Confucius Copy Share Image
Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people. — Hu Shih Copy Share Image
![“REFUTATION OF DELUSIVE AND PREJUDICED (DOCTRINE)[FN#292] According to Confucianism[FN#293] and Taoism all sorts of beings, such as men and beasts, were born out of and brought up by the (so-called) Great Path of Emptiness.[FN#294] That is to say, the Path by the operation of its own law gave rise…” quote by Kaiten Nukariya](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b71/kaiten-nukariya-793_heaven-and-earth_refutation-of-delusive-and-prejudiced-do_2300385.jpg)
