Education Quotes by Confucius

When three persons work together, each can be the teacher in some aspects

— Confucius

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

— Confucius

When I walk along with two others, from at least one I will be able to learn.

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Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.

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Study the past if you want to define the future.

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Thought, unassisted by learning, is dangerous.

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Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.

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Teachers open the door ... you enter by yourself.

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The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I…

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Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his…

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To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of…

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If I give a student one-fourth of what he should know, I expect him to get the other three-fourths himself, otherwise I…

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The Master said, "A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present."

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The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

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The master said, 'Quietly to store up knowledge in my mind, to learn without flagging, to teach without growing weary, these present…

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Study as though you cannot catch up to it, and as though you fear you are going to lose it.

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If I were travelling with two partners, one virtuous and one dishonest, both would be useful as teachers. I would perceive what's…

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The Master said, "To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned - is this not satisfying?…

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The ideal teacher guides his students but does not pull them along; he urges them to go forward and does not suppress…

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Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned? Isn't it also great when friends visit from distant places?…

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Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I…

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The superior man honors his virtuous nature, and maintains constant inquiry and study, seeking to carry it out to its breadth and…

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Only through education does one come to be dissatisfied with his own knowledge, and only through teaching others does one come to…

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Therefore only through education does one come to be dissatisfied with his own knowledge, and only through teaching others does one come…

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To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To…

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Here is an example of Confucius sayings: "It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop."…

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When people are educated, the distinction between classes disappears.

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To throw oneself into strange teachings is quite dangerous.

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“Learning without thinking is useless. Thinking without learning is dangerous.”

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Never tire to study. And to teach to others

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Learning without thought is labour lost.

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I transmit but do not create. I place my trust in the teachings of antiquity.

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It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

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The really faithful lover of learning holds fast to the Good Way till death.

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“Study the past if you would define the future.”

— Confucius

Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

— Confucius

The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.

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Who keeps the old akindle and adds new knowledge is fitted to be a teacher.

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Study the past, if you would divine the future.

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“If I am walking with two people, both will be my teachers”

— Confucius