--- title: "8 Hundred Quotes By Confucius" description: "8 Hundred quotes by Confucius. Plus more from Confucius and more Hundred sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/confucius-164_book_in-the-book-of-poetry-there-are-three-hu_265736.jpg" --- > [In the Book of Poetry there are three hundred poems, but the meaning of all of them may be put in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/in-the-book-of-poetry-there-are-three-hundred-poems-but-the-meaning/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/confucius-164_book_in-the-book-of-poetry-there-are-three-hu_265736.jpg) > [How great is the path proper to the Sage! Like overflowing water, it sends forth and nourishes all things, and rises up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/how-great-is-the-path-proper-to-the-sage-like-overflowing-water-it/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba1/confucius-164_all-things_how-great-is-the-path-proper-to-the-sage_432110.jpg) > [One hundred women are not worth a single testicle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/one-hundred-women-are-not-worth-a-single-testicle/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/681/confucius-164_hundred_one-hundred-women-are-not-worth-a-single_1357262.jpg) > [The Master said, If out of the three hundred songs I had to take one phrase to cover all my teachings, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/the-master-said-if-out-of-the-three-hundred-songs-i-had-to-take-one/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/732/confucius-164_education_the-master-said-if-out-of-the-three-hund_1680943.jpg) > [Kong Qiu, or Master Kong as he was known, did not live to see his days of glory. During his lifetime, his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/kong-qiu-or-master-kong-as-he-was-known-did-not-live-to-see-his-days/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/00f/confucius-164_book_kong-qiu-or-master-kong-as-he-was-known_1839000.jpg) > [If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/if-your-plan-is-for-one-year-plant-rice-if-your-plan-is-for-ten-years/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5e/confucius-164_children_if-your-plan-is-for-one-year-plant-rice_1969788.jpg) > [One joy dispels a hundred cares.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/one-joy-dispels-a-hundred-cares/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/360/confucius-164_care_one-joy-dispels-a-hundred-cares-2165392_2165392.jpg) > [Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/settle-one-difficulty-and-you-keep-a-hundred-away/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e41/confucius-164_adversity_settle-one-difficulty-and-you-keep-a-hun_2448765.jpg) ## Other authors on Hundred ## More by Confucius > [Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/attack-the-evil-that-is-within-yourself-rather-than-attacking-the/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [The superior man is distressed by his want (lack) of ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/the-superior-man-is-distressed-by-his-want-lack-of-ability/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/in-ancient-times-those-who-wished-to-illuminate-the-world-with-virtue/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/better-than-the-one-who-knows-what-is-right-is-the-one-who-loves-what/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/knowledge-is-merely-brilliance-in-organization-of-ideas-and-not/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/i-live-in-a-very-small-house-but-my-windows-look-out-on-a-very-large/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/to-rule-a-country-of-a-thousand-chariots-there-must-be-reverent/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/the-real-fault-is-to-have-faults-and-not-amend-them/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/to-know-what-you-know-and-what-you-do-not-know-that-is-true-knowledge/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [A picture is poem without words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/a-picture-is-poem-without-words/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [Heaven means to be one with God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/heaven-means-to-be-one-with-god/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/does-heaven-ever-speak-the-four-seasons-come-and-go-and-all-creatures/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [To study and at times practice what one has learned, is this not a pleasure?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/to-study-and-at-times-practice-what-one-has-learned-is-this-not-a/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/recompense-injury-with-justice-and-recompense-kindness-with-kindness/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) > [There is only one thing in life which never changes, and it is change.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/there-is-only-one-thing-in-life-which-never-changes-and-it-is-change/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hundred/confucius/#itemlist", "name": "8 Hundred Quotes By Confucius", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In the Book of Poetry there are three hundred poems, but the meaning of all of them may be put in a single sentence: Have no debasing thoughts.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Confucius" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/in-the-book-of-poetry-there-are-three-hundred-poems-but-the-meaning/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/confucius-164_book_in-the-book-of-poetry-there-are-three-hu_265736.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/confucius-164_book_in-the-book-of-poetry-there-are-three-hu_265736.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b3/confucius-164_book_in-the-book-of-poetry-there-are-three-hu_265736.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In the Book of Poetry there are three hundred poems, but the meaning of all of them may be put in a single…” — Confucius", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "How great is the path proper to the Sage! 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