Quotes By Confucius

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

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

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

Heaven means to be one with God.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.

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

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

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

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.