Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
men safety chinese
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.
funny happiness pain
We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves
spiritual silence silent
If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.
mind fifteen study
At fifteen my mind was directed to study, and at thirty I knew where to stand.
want done what-you-want
Do unto others what you want done unto you.
order law practice
Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously
inspirational life success
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.
love inspirational funny
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
stars mean exercise
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.
light darkness world
All the darkness in the world can't put out the light of one candle.
revenge blessing boredom
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.
men propriety
Let a man be stimulated by poetry, established by the rules of propriety, and perfected by music.
settling hundred difficulty
Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.
men helping-others humanity
A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.