Quotes by Confucius

Confucius

Confucius

Chinese philosopher

Lived from: 551 - 479

Category: Philosophers Country: FlagChina

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  • Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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  • Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.
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  • Study the past if you would divine the future.
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  • The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.
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  • The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions.
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  • The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
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  • The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
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  • The superior man will watch over himself when he is alone. He examines his heart that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he may have no cause of dissatisfaction with himself.
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  • The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.
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  • We take greater pains to persuade others we are happy than in trying to think so ourselves.
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  • What the superior person seeks is in themselves. What the mean person seeks is in others.
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  • What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to others.
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  • When anger rises, think of the consequences.
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  • When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.
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  • 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 know it -this is knowledge.
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  • Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.
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  • Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.
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  • Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
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  • Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.
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  • Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
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