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Wise Quotes by Confucius
- A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.
- If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.
- The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with…
- Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.
- A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.
- He who is really good can never be unhappy. He who is really wise can never be perplexed. He who is really brave is never…
- There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he…
- Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence.
- There are three sorts of pleasures which are advantageous, and three which are injurious. Finding pleasure in the discriminating study of ceremonies and music, finding…
- It is goodness that gives to a neighborhood its beauty. One who is free to choose, yet does not prefer to dwell among the good…
- The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the…
- Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?
- Without goodness a man cannot endure adversity for long, nor can he enjoy prosperity for long. The good man is naturally at ease with goodness.…
- The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear.
- Heaven sends down its good and evil symbols and wise men act accordingly.
- What the wise seek is in themselves
- We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without…
- For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be…
- A wise man has dignity without pride; a fool has pride without dignity.
- When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not…
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