“Confucius said,"To know that you don't know is the beginning of knowing.” — Thích Nhất Hạnh Copy Share Image
“The palest ink is better than the most retentive memory” (Confucius).” — Peter D. Polchinski Copy Share Image
“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves, Confucius said.” — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
Reserved as he [Confucius] was about the supernatural, he was not without it; somewhere in the universe there was a power that… — Huston Smith Copy Share Image
“Confucius said, “People may have the finest talents, but if they are arrogant and stingy, their other qualities are not worthy of… — Sun Tzu Copy Share Image
“Confucius said: “I do not see what use a man can be put to, whose word cannot be trusted.” —The Analects of… — Judith Boss Copy Share Image
“Tell me and I forget. Show me and I remember. Let me do and I understand. ~Confucius The” — Jim Benson Copy Share Image
“Among his own country folk Confucius wore a homely look, like one that has no word to say.” — Confucius Copy Share Image
“He remembered the old Chinese proverb, sometimes ascribed to Confucius: If you sit by the river for long enough, the body of… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“Confucius said, “Before embarking upon a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” I planned to dig seven.” — Lili St. Germain Copy Share Image
“Confucius say if man want to grow one row of corn, first must shovel one ton of shit.” — Stephen King Copy Share Image
“America acknowledged the greatness of Confucius through a trio of ancient lawgivers—Moses flanked by Confucius to his right and Solon on his… — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
The orchid's association in Chinese culture with such virtues as elegance, good taste, friendship, and fertility goes all the way back to… — Lawrence Osborne Copy Share Image
By looking at a person's features, clothing, and speech, even Confucius would not be able to say what sort of a person… — Han Fei Copy Share Image
“Confucius said, “When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession,” which simply means that… — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
“Who said it? – probably Confucius – “I can’t beat a sculpture from a stone with a sledgehammer; I can’t free the… — Denis Johnson Copy Share Image
“The implications for politics were immense. If instead of ruthlessly pursuing his own self-interest to the detriment of others, a ruler would… — Karen Armstrong Copy Share Image
“But unlike Machiavelli, Confucius was concerned more with the cultivation of social harmony than with the machinations of power. His themes were… — Henry Kissinger Copy Share Image
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by… — Confucius Copy Share Image
“Confucius, the philosopher and politician who was born in the sixth century B.C.E. He acquired a place in Chinese history akin to… — Evan Osnos Copy Share Image
Though Confucius served the Duke of Lu, a Chinese state, he made many enemies with the nobles of the land. His views… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Tzu Chang asked Confucius about jen. Confucius said, "If you can practice these five things with all the people, you can be… — Confucius Copy Share Image
“There is a certain proper and luxurious way of lying in bed. Confucius, that great artist of life, "never lay straight" in… — Lin Yutang Copy Share Image
“It is no accident that, of the early Jesuit scholars who were pioneers in making China's culture known in Europe, those who… — Hellmut Wilhelm Copy Share Image
“Thirdly, in other parts, where they have a written language, as in the East-Indies, China, Japan, &c. they know nothing of the… — William Carey Copy Share Image
Confucius was not so much a philsopher as a proto-ideologist: what interested him was not metaphysical Truths but rather a harmonious social… — Slavoj Žižek Copy Share Image
“What most distinguishes Confucius from other founders is that he inculcated a strict code of ethics, which has been respected ever since,… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
“1. Myth: Without God, life has no meaning. There are 1.2 billion Chinese who have no predominant religion, and 1 billion people… — Matt McCormick Copy Share Image
“Humanity is an organism, inherently rejecting all that is deleterious, that is, wrong, and absorbing after trial what is beneficial, that is,… — Andrew Carnegie Copy Share Image
“As Confucius once said, "He who does nothing is the one who does nothing."' Gabby pondered the words, the furrowed her brow.… — Nicholas Sparks Copy Share Image
“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.-- Confucius” — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“The Chinese dream is an American dream embedded in a Confucian cocoon.” — Patrick Mendis Copy Share Image
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