Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
He who will not economize will have to agonize.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
Respect yourself and others will respect you.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
Study the past if you would define the future.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. --Confucius, Analects
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart. --Confucius, The Confucian Analects
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue. --Confucius, The Confucian Analects
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
Have no friends not equal to yourself. --Confucius, The Confucian Analects
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it. --Confucius, The Confucian Analects
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere - although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has. --Confucius, The Confucian Analects
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. --Confucius, The Confucian Analects
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed. --Confucius, The Confucian Analects
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. --Confucius, The Confucian Analects
Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC - 479 BC)
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