The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand. — Confucius Copy Share Image
If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous;… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous. — Confucius Copy Share Image
People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous. — Confucius Copy Share Image
The virtuous man is driven by responsibility, the non-virtuous man is driven by profit. — Confucius Copy Share Image
If I were travelling with two partners, one virtuous and one dishonest, both would be useful as teachers. I would perceive what's… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Let a ruler base his government upon virtuous principles, and he will be like the pole-star, which remains steadfast in its place,… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The superior man honors his virtuous nature, and maintains constant inquiry and study, seeking to carry it out to its breadth and… — Confucius Copy Share Image
If I am virtuous and worthy, for whom should I not maintain a proper concern? — Confucius Copy Share Image
When the perfect order prevails, the world is like a home shared by all. Leaders are capable and virtuous. Everyone loves and… — Confucius Copy Share Image
There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity;… — Confucius Copy Share Image
I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire. — Confucius Copy Share Image
The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear. — 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
