On matters beyond his ken a gentleman speaks with caution. If names are not right, words are misused. When words are misused,… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Not feeling compassion for a stranger is like not feeling when one's foot has caught fire — Confucius Copy Share Image
“At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I… — Confucius Copy Share Image
A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet. — Confucius Copy Share Image
Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others. — Confucius Copy Share Image
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 Image
Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right. — Confucius Copy Share Image
Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge. — Confucius Copy Share Image
I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world. — Confucius Copy Share Image
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 Image
Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak! — Confucius Copy Share Image
