Men Quotes by Confucius · Page 6

Men of principle are sure to be bold, but those who are bold may not always be men of principle.

— Confucius

Let a man be stimulated by poetry, established by the rules of propriety, and perfected by music.

— Confucius

The wise man admires water, the kind man admires mountains. The wise man moves, the kind man rests. The wise man is…

— Confucius

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

— Confucius

A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining…

— Confucius

A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.

— Confucius

I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words…

— Confucius

The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified.

— Confucius

The wise man delights in water, the Good man delights in mountains. For the wise move; but the Good stay still. The…

— Confucius

The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.

— Confucius

Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself.

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The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does…

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Of course you want to be rich and famous. It's natural. Wealth and fame are what every man desires. The question is:…

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The great mountain must collapse, the mighty beam must break and the wise man wither like a plant.

— Confucius

The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.

— Confucius

Man is born for uprightness. If a man lose his uprightness and yet live, his escape from death is mere good fortune.

— Confucius

The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.

— Confucius

As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.

— Confucius

There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity;…

— Confucius

The Path is not far from man. When men try to pursue a course, which is far from the common indications of…

— Confucius

The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.” (Analects 4.16)

— Confucius

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead...While you do not know life, how…

— Confucius

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for…

— Confucius

The highest kind of man is the one who does before talking and practices what he professes.

— Confucius

Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher.

— Confucius

If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.

— Confucius

The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.

— Confucius

A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, he is committing another mistake.

— Confucius

A good man is not mine to see. Could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me.

— Confucius