“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves, Confucius said.” — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
“The palest ink is better than the most retentive memory” (Confucius).” — Peter D. Polchinski Copy Share Image
Confucius once said that a bear could not fart at the North Pole without causing a big wind in Chicago. — Philip Jose Farmer Copy Share Image
“Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof,” said Confucius, “when your own doorstep is unclean.” — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
“On a deux vies et la deuxième commence le jour ou l'on se rend compte qu'on n'en a qu'une.” — Confucius 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
“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: “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
In the worship of Bacchus, we have sacrificed too freely… Why not consecrate ourselves to the queen of the Camelias, and revel… — Okakura Kakuzo Copy Share Image
“Confucius, Buddha, Jesus and Muhammed would have been bewildered if you'd told them that in order to understand the human mind and… — Yuval Noah Harari Copy Share Image
When the people share everything in the state, then will we truly reach the goal of the Min Sheng Principle, which is… — Sun Yat-sen Copy Share Image
“If your politics puts you at the unorthodox end of the spectrum, you can remind the Party that Confucius also talked about… — Gordon G. Chang Copy Share Image
“Confucius sat down to rest, and his students immediately started asking him questions. On that day, he was in a good mood… — Paulo Coelho 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
“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
“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
“The provision is very inferior to the cities of refuge which were set apart by Moses for the manslayer to flee to… — Algernon Bertram Freeman-Mitford Copy Share Image
First, there was Confucius. Then, the sayings of Chairman Mao. And now the pithy, ironic, and humorous insights of Ai Weiwei. I… — Jerome A. Cohen Copy Share Image
What Confucius tells us to focus on first is not how to bring stability to the world, but how to be the… — Yu Dan Copy Share Image
I do not remember anything which Confucius has said directly respecting man's "origin, purpose, and destiny." He was more practical than that.… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Kong Qiu, or Master Kong as he was known, did not live to see his days of glory. During his lifetime, his… — Confucius Copy Share Image
If Confucius can serve as the Patron Saint of Chinese education, let me propose Socrates as his equivalent in a Western educational… — Howard Gardner 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
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
“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
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 says Love one another. If it doesn't work, just interchange the last two words. — Hussein Nishah Copy Share Image
“What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others. —Confucius” — Steven D. Price Copy Share Image
“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves, Confucius said. Revenge unstitches a civilisation.” — Ian McEwan Copy Share Image
“When you see a good person, think about evaluating that person. When you see a bad person, think about evaluating yourself. —CONFUCIUS” — Steve DeMasco Copy Share Image
“Confucius: If you sit by the river for long enough, the body of your enemy will float by.” — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
“You know what Confucius said?” “Remind me.” “ ‘Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.’ ” — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
“As Confucius says, under some circumstances murder can be forgiven; but unreasonableness never is.” — John Lanchester Copy Share Image
“The commander of a mighty army can be captured, but the aspiration of an ordinary man can never be seized. —Confucius” — Evan Osnos Copy Share Image
“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. - Confucius” — Confucius 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
![“Reserved as he [Confucius] was about the supernatural, he was not without it; somewhere in the universe there was a power that was on the side of right.” quote by Huston Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/643/huston-smith-2415_confucius_reserved-as-he-confucius-was-about-the-s_2077306.png)
