Wisdom Quotes by Confucius · Page 3

Ceremonies are the first thing to be attended to in the practice of government.

— Confucius

Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.

— Confucius

The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.

— Confucius

To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.

— Confucius

Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

— Confucius

They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

— Confucius

The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.

— Confucius

It cannot be when the root is neglected that what springs from it will be well ordered.

— Confucius

Without goodness a man cannot endure adversity for long, nor can he enjoy prosperity for long. The good man is naturally at…

— Confucius

Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not…

— Confucius

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

— Confucius

He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is…

— Confucius

Do not worry about not holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role. Worry not that no one knows of…

— Confucius

To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of…

— Confucius

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

— Confucius

He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them.

— Confucius

Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right way they may not be possessed.

— Confucius

Not too isolated, not too many relationships, the middle, that's wisdom.

— Confucius

It is only the very wisest and the very stupidest who never change.

— Confucius

The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.

— Confucius

To know that you know, and to know that you don't know - that is real wisdom.

— Confucius

“They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom.”

— Confucius

When superiors are fond of showing their humanity, inferiors try to outstrip one another in their practice of it.

— Confucius

When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.

— Confucius

Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

— Confucius

The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.

— Confucius

A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.

— Confucius

Of all that Heaven produces and nourishes, there is none so great as man.

— Confucius

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

— Confucius

It is only the very wisest and the very stupidest who cannot change.

— Confucius

Wisdom, humanity & courage, these three are universal virtues. The way by which they are practiced are one.

— Confucius

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. --Confucius

— Confucius