In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well… — 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
When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The most beautiful sight in the world is a little child going confidently down the road of life after you have shown… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that,… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The wise men of antiquity, when they wished to make the whole world peaceful and happy, first put their own States into… — Confucius Copy Share Image
A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard. — Confucius Copy Share Image
A reasonable man adjusts himself to the world. An unreasonable man expects the world to adjust itself to him. Therefore all progress… — Confucius Copy Share Image
There is nothing impossible in all the world except that the heart of man is wanting in resolution. — Confucius Copy Share Image
What is God-given is called nature; to follow nature is called Tao (the Way); to cultivate the way is called culture. Before… — Confucius Copy Share Image
To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To… — Confucius Copy Share Image
In his dealings with the world, the gentleman is not invariably for or against anything. He is on the side of what… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Love should start from people close to us, then be extended to other people, to strangers, and eventually to the world — 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
The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels… — Confucius Copy Share Image
Great is the man who can overcome the world, but greater still is the man who can overcome himself, for he will… — Confucius Copy Share Image
To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we… — Confucius Copy Share Image
How should I know anything about another world when I know so little of this? — Confucius Copy Share Image
There is a growing interest in Confucianism in China and other parts of the world. More and more followers of Confucianism are… — Confucius Copy Share Image
To acknowledge our faults when we are blamed, is modesty; to discover them to one's friends in ingenuousness, is confidence; but to… — Confucius Copy Share Image
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. — 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
