Only after Winter comes do we know that the pine and the cypress are the last to fade. — Confucius Copy Share Image
As in the case of making a mound, if, before the very last basketful, I stop, then I shall have stopped. As… — Confucius Copy Share Image
If I am building a mountain and stop before the last basketful of earth is placed on the summit, I have failed. — Confucius Copy Share Image
Things have their roots and branches. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. To know what is first and what is last… — 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
