To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love… — Confucius Copy Share Image
They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other… — Confucius Copy Share Image
“To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity,… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Sincerity is the end and beginning of things; without sincerity there would be nothing. — Confucius Copy Share Image
Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts. — Confucius Copy Share Image
Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go… — Confucius Copy Share Image
They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to… — Confucius Copy Share Image
He who is harmony with Nature hits the mark without effort and apprehends the truth without thinking. — Confucius Copy Share Image
To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness — Confucius Copy Share Image
Sincerity becomes apparent. From being apparent, it becomes manifest. From being manifest, it becomes brilliant. Brilliant, it affects others. Affecting others, they… — Confucius Copy Share Image
When we have intelligence resulting from sincerity, this condition is to be ascribed to nature; when we have sincerity resulting from intelligence,… — Confucius Copy Share Image
If names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of things — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the… — Confucius Copy Share Image
If names are not correct, then language is not in accord with the truth of things. If language is not in accord… — Confucius Copy Share Image
“If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with… — Confucius Copy Share Image
If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. — Confucius Copy Share Image
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him. — Confucius Copy Share Image
At fifteen, my mind was bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I… — 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