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Confucius
Born: 0551-09-28
Birthplace: Lu, China
Died: 0479-00-00
Location of Death: Lu, China
Field: Religion, Philosopher
Info: Founder of Confucianism

Confucius Quotes


Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.

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  1. A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single ...
  2. A man who does not plan long ahead will find troub ...
  3. A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you ...
  4. Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crim ...
  5. Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two ...
  6. Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without ...
  7. By nature, men are nearly alike by practice, they ...
  8. By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by re ...
  9. Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. ...
  10. Do not impose on others what you yourself do not d ...
  11. Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito. ...
  12. Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it ...
  13. Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldo ...
  14. Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. ...
  15. Have no friends not equal to yourself. ...
  16. He does not preach what he practices till he has p ...
  17. He who exercises government by means of his virtue ...
  18. He who learns but does not think, is lost He who t ...
  19. He who merely knows right principles is not equal ...
  20. He who speaks without modesty will find it difficu ...
  21. He who will not economize will have to agonize. ...
  22. He who wishes to secure the good of others has alr ...
  23. He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks ...
  24. Heaven means to be one with God. ...
  25. Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principle ...
  26. Humankind differs from the animals only by a littl ...
  27. I am not one who was born in the possession of kno ...
  28. I do not want a friend Who smiles when I smile Who ...
  29. I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one ...
  30. I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do an ...
  31. If a man remembers what is right at the sign of pr ...
  32. If a man takes no thought about what is distant, h ...
  33. If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beaut ...
  34. If I am walking with two other men, each of them w ...
  35. If language is not correct, then what is said is n ...
  36. If we don't know life, how can we know death ...
  37. Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night wi ...
  38. In his errors a man is true to type. Observe the e ...
  39. Is virtue a thing remote I wish to be virtuous, an ...
  40. It does not matter how slowly you go so long as yo ...
  41. It is not possible for one to teach others who can ...
  42. It is only the benevolent man who is capable of li ...
  43. It is only the wisest and the stupidest that canno ...
  44. Learning without thought is labor lost thought wit ...
  45. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs ...
  46. Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that c ...
  47. Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. ...
  48. Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. ...
  49. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in ...
  50. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's igno ...
  51. Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kin ...
  52. Respect yourself and others will respect you. ...
  53. Silence is a friend who will never betray. ...
  54. Study the past if you would define the future. ...
  55. The cautious seldom err. ...
  56. The determined scholar and the man of virtue will ...
  57. The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply i ...
  58. The expectations of life depend upon diligence the ...
  59. The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest ...
  60. The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overc ...
  61. The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousnes ...
  62. The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying aw ...
  63. The object of the superior man is truth. ...
  64. The people may be made to follow a path of action, ...
  65. The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental ba ...
  66. The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is n ...
  67. The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterw ...
  68. The superior man cannot be known in little matters ...
  69. The superior man is modest in his speech, but exce ...
  70. The superior man is satisfied and composed the mea ...
  71. The superior man makes the difficulty to be overco ...
  72. The superior man understands what is right; the in ...
  73. The superior man, when resting in safety, does not ...
  74. The superior man...does not set his mind either fo ...
  75. The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and ...
  76. There are three things which the superior man guar ...
  77. They must often change, who would be constant in h ...
  78. Things that are done, it is needless to speak abou ...
  79. To be able to practice five things everywhere unde ...
  80. To be able under all circumstances to practice fiv ...
  81. To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to re ...
  82. To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. ...
  83. To govern is to correct. If you set an example by ...
  84. To know that one knows what one knows, and to know ...
  85. To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of ...
  86. Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I ...
  87. Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practice ...
  88. We take greater pains to persuade others that we a ...
  89. Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless ...
  90. What is the sound of one hand clapping ...
  91. What the superior man seeks is in himself what the ...
  92. What you do not want done to yourself, do not do t ...
  93. When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, an ...
  94. When anger rises, think of the consequences. ...
  95. When we see men of a contrary character, we should ...
  96. When we see men of worth, we should think of equal ...
  97. When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them. ...
  98. When you know a thing, to hold that you know it an ...
  99. Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. ...
  100. While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the sma ...
  101. While you are not able to serve men, how can you s ...
  102. With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and ...
  103. Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriet ...
  104. Without knowing the force of words, it is impossib ...

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