He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker. — Confucius Copy Share Image
When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his… — Confucius Copy Share Image
In vain I have looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself. — Confucius Copy Share Image
Make faithfulness and truth thy masters: have no friends unlike thyself: be not ashamed to mend thy faults. — Confucius Copy Share Image
Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption. — Confucius Copy Share Image
Rate the task above the prize; will not the mind be raised? Fight thine own faults, not the faults of others; will… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change… — Confucius Copy Share Image
To acknowledge our faults when we are blamed, is modesty; to discover them to one's friends in ingenuousness, is confidence; but to… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few. See much… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The failure to cultivate virtue, the failure to examine and analyze what I have learned, the inability to move toward righteousness after… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others. — Confucius Copy Share
In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations,… — Confucius Copy Share
Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right. — Confucius Copy Share
Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge. — Confucius Copy Share
To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men;… — Confucius Copy Share
Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak! — Confucius Copy Share
