Confucius
Quotes
An influential Chinese philosopher and teacher, Confucius is best known for his teachings on ethics, family values, and social harmony. His philosophy stresses the importance of morality, proper conduct, and respect for tradition in shaping a just and orderly society. His emphasis on the cultivation of virtue in both rulers and citizens has had a profound and lasting impact on Chinese culture and philosophical thought for over two millennia.
Confucius
Quotes
An influential Chinese philosopher and teacher, Confucius is best known for his teachings on ethics, family values, and social harmony. His philosophy stresses the importance of morality, proper conduct, and respect for tradition in shaping a just and orderly society. His emphasis on the cultivation of virtue in both rulers and citizens has had a profound and lasting impact on Chinese culture and philosophical thought for over two millennia.
Expect much from yourself and little from others and you will avoid incurring resentments.
The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received.
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.
Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have.
Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in men's clothes.
Wisdom is rooted in watching with affection the way people grow.
To know your faults and be able to change is the greatest virtue.
A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake.
Being strong does not mean that you never fall down, but that whenever you fall, you get up again.
When strict with oneself, one rarely fails.
The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property.
To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.
If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.
All the darkness in the world can't put out the light of one candle.
Women and people of low birth are very hard to deal with. If you are friendly to them, they get out of hand, and if you keep your distance, they resent it.
It is the law of nature that woman should be held under the dominance of man.
Respect yourself and others will respect you.
Don't curse the darkness, light a candle.
If you chase two rabbits, you catch none.
In old days men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people.
