Water Quotes by Confucius

Time flows away like the water in the river.

— Confucius

A man of wisdom delights in water.

— Confucius

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

— Confucius

Wisdom delights in water; love delights in hills. Wisdom is stirring; love is quiet. Wisdom is merry; love grows old.

— Confucius

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow - I have still joy in…

— Confucius

“Who can (make) the muddy water (clear)? Let it be still, and it will gradually become clear.”

— Confucius

“With coarse grain to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow: I still have joy in the…

— Confucius

He who needs only coarse food, water and drink, and as pillow his folded arms will find happiness without further search.

— Confucius

Slater soaks into the mind as water into low and marshy places, where it becomes stagnant and offensive.

— Confucius

Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on…

— 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 Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and…

— Confucius

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

— Confucius

Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow - therein is happiness. Wealth and rank attained through…

— Confucius

Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but…

— Confucius

The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise…

— Confucius

How great is the path proper to the Sage! Like overflowing water, it sends forth and nourishes all things, and rises up…

— Confucius