--- title: "Best Virtue Quotes by Confucius" description: "59 Virtue quotes by Confucius. Plus more from Confucius and more Virtue sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/confucius-164_character_virtue-is-not-left-to-stand-alone-he-who_1629295.jpg" --- > [Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/virtue-is-not-left-to-stand-alone-he-who-practices-it-will-have/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f61/confucius-164_character_virtue-is-not-left-to-stand-alone-he-who_1629295.jpg) > [Virtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/virtue-is-never-left-to-stand-alone-he-who-has-it-will-have-neighbors/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7be/confucius-164_character_virtue-is-never-left-to-stand-alone-he-w_885223.jpg) > [Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/fix-your-mind-on-truth-hold-firm-to-virtue-rely-on-loving-kindness/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f54/confucius-164_art_fix-your-mind-on-truth-hold-firm-to-virt_1485725.jpg) > [I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/i-have-not-seen-a-person-who-loved-virtue-or-one-who-hated-what-was/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c57/confucius-164_character_i-have-not-seen-a-person-who-loved-virtu_2291099.jpg) > [What the great learning teaches, is to illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/what-the-great-learning-teaches-is-to-illustrate-illustrious-virtue/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/847/confucius-164_education_what-the-great-learning-teaches-is-to-il_966992.jpg) > [One who has accumulated virtue will certainly also possess eloquence; but he who has eloquence doe not necessarily possess virtue.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/one-who-has-accumulated-virtue-will-certainly-also-possess-eloquence/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/70d/confucius-164_doe_one-who-has-accumulated-virtue-will-cert_2606998.jpg) > [Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/think-no-vice-so-small-that-you-may-commit-it-and-no-virtue-so-small/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d37/confucius-164_character_think-no-vice-so-small-that-you-may-comm_1958245.jpg) > [The Master said, I set my heart on the Way, base myself on virtue, lean upon benevolence for support and take my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/the-master-said-i-set-my-heart-on-the-way-base-myself-on-virtue-lean/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fda/confucius-164_art_the-master-said-i-set-my-heart-on-the-wa_237812.jpg) > [Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/let-every-man-consider-virtue-as-what-devolves-on-himself-he-may-not/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/38f/confucius-164_character_let-every-man-consider-virtue-as-what-de_2241758.jpg) > [Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity and kindness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/five-things-constitute-perfect-virtue-gravity-magnanimity-earnestness/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ca/confucius-164_character_five-things-constitute-perfect-virtue-gr_1768970.jpg) > [“To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/to-be-able-under-all-circumstances-to-practice-five-things/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/373/confucius-164_character_to-be-able-under-all-circumstances-to-pr_1245180.jpg) > [He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/he-who-exercises-government-by-means-of-his-virtue-may-be-compared-to/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba6/confucius-164_government_he-who-exercises-government-by-means-of_1063224.jpg) > [Even if I could, I would not exahnge their virtues for my own. And that is why they are intent on learning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/even-if-i-could-i-would-not-exahnge-their-virtues-for-my-own-and-that/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9a/confucius-164_character_even-if-i-could-i-would-not-exahnge-thei_722786.jpg) > [How transcendent is the virtue of the middle conduct! Rare for a long time has been its practice among the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/how-transcendent-is-the-virtue-of-the-middle-conduct-rare-for-a-long/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/confucius-164_character_how-transcendent-is-the-virtue-of-the-mi_422251.jpg) > [To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/to-be-able-to-practice-five-things-everywhere-under-heaven/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea4/confucius-164_character_to-be-able-to-practice-five-things-every_1702451.jpg) > [Wisdom, humanity & courage, these three are universal virtues. The way by which they are practiced are one.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/wisdom-humanity-courage-these-three-are-universal-virtues-the-way-by/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40a/confucius-164_character_wisdom-humanity-courage-these-three-are_380645.jpg) > [The man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/the-man-of-perfect-virtue-wishing-to-be-established-himself-seeks/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/confucius-164_he-man_the-man-of-perfect-virtue-wishing-to-be_3004092.jpg) > [Exemplary people concern themselves with virtue, small people concern themselves with territory. The ruling class thinks of punishment, the lower classes hope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/exemplary-people-concern-themselves-with-virtue-small-people-concern/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/465/confucius-164_benevolence_exemplary-people-concern-themselves-with_2433048.jpg) > [If doing what ought to be done be made the first business and success a secondary consideration--is not this the way to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/confucius/if-doing-what-ought-to-be-done-be-made-the-first-business-and-success/) [Confucius](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/confucius/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/85d/confucius-164_business_if-doing-what-ought-to-be-done-be-made-t_2890338.jpg) ## Other authors on Virtue - [Aristotle 142 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/virtue/aristotle/) - [Ralph Waldo Emerson 101 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/virtue/ralph-waldo-emerson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 71 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/virtue/william-shakespeare/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-friedrich-nietzsche-36363.jpg) Friedrich Nietzsche 61 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/virtue/friedrich-nietzsche/) - [Samuel Johnson 59 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/virtue/samuel-johnson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marcus-tullius-cicero-63326.jpg) Marcus Tullius Cicero 53 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/virtue/marcus-tullius-cicero/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-ayn-rand-15943.jpg) Ayn Rand 53 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/virtue/ayn-rand/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-francois-de-la-rochefoucauld-146.jpg) Francois de La Rochefoucauld 51 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/virtue/francois-de-la-rochefoucauld/) - [Benjamin Franklin 51 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/virtue/benjamin-franklin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 47 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/virtue/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-adams-50864.jpg) John Adams 46 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/virtue/john-adams/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-thomas-jefferson-90435.jpg) Thomas Jefferson 43 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/virtue/thomas-jefferson/) ## 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/virtue/confucius/#itemlist", "name": "Best Virtue Quotes by Confucius", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Virtue is not left to stand alone. 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