Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
adventure mountain climbs
Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb.
humility order ideas
These are the four abuses: desire to succeed in order to make oneself famous; taking credit for the labors of others; refusal to correct one's errors despite advice; refusal to change one's ideas despite warnings.
anxiety spirituality ashamed
If you reflect within yourself and find nothing to be ashamed of, how could you have anxiety or fear.
army men faithful
The superior man is intelligently, not blindly, faithful.
perfect path facts
Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.
gratitude light darkness
It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.
learning goal losing
Study as if you have not reached your goal - hold it as if you were afraid of losing what you have.
learning mind growing
The master said, 'Quietly to store up knowledge in my mind, to learn without flagging, to teach without growing weary, these present me with no difficulties.'
knowledge knows
What you know you know. What you don't know, you don't know. This is knowledge.
wise adversity men
Without goodness a man cannot endure adversity for long, nor can he enjoy prosperity for long. The good man is naturally at ease with goodness. The wise man cultivates goodness for its advantage.
learning trustworthy unlikely
In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being trustworthy in what they say, but they are unlikely to be as eager to learn as I am.
tree bark gravity
Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree, but it preserves it.
courage men justice
The gentleman holds justice to be of highest importance. If a gentleman has courage but neglects justice, he becomes insurgent. If an inferior man has courage but neglects justice, he becomes a thief.
scrapbooking
A picture is poem without words.