Confucius Quotes

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

"Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves."

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

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

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."

"Words are the voice of the heart"

"To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness."

"Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself."

"The man of upright life is obeyed before he speaks"

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

"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."

"Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three."

"If you know, to recognize that you know, If you don't know, to realize that you don't know: That is knowledge."

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

"The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools."

"To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle"

"It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop"

"I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand."

"With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow -- I have still joy in the midst of all these things."

"Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honours depend upon heaven."

"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."

"Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away."

"The strength of a nation is derived from the integrity of its homes"

"It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife"

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

"It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family."

"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."

"Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others."

"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."

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