Confucius Quotes

 Confucius Quotes

Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.

Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

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

He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great.

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

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently.

Questions are the creative acts of intelligence.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.

A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

Study the past if you would divine the future.

Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

To go too far is as bad as to fall short.