Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
poison persons angry-person
An angry person is always full of poison.
opposites people petty
Cultivated people foster what is good in others, not what is bad. Petty people do the opposite.
men gentleman sides
A gentleman can see a question from all sides without bias. The small man is biased and can see a question only from one side.
heaven earth may
The way of Heaven and Earth may be completely declared in one sentence: They are without any doubleness, and so they produce things in a manner that is unfathomable.
distance men three
The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided.
baseball men balls
Baseball is wrong, man with four balls cannot walk
men clothes study
Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in men's clothes.
men sake study
In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others.
men law long
One who is by nature daring and is suffering from poverty will not long be law-abiding. Indeed, any men, save those that are truly good, if their sufferings are very great, will be likely to rebel.
important generations future-generation
Future generation is the most important thing.
law practice people
Wouldst thou know if a people be well governed, or if its laws be good or bad, examine the music it practices.
forgiveness people forgiving
The more people know, the more they forgive.
opportunity men thinking
The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does the reverse. . . . The nobler sort of man pays special attention to nine points. He is anxious to see clearly, to hear distinctly, to be kindly in his looks, respectful in his demeanor, conscientious in his speech, earnest in his affairs. When in doubt, he is careful to inquire; when in anger, he thinks of the consequences; when offered an opportunity for gain, he thinks only of his duty.
order mind wish
In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations, they first harmonized their families. Wishing to harmonize their families, they first cultivated themselves. Wishing to cultivate themselves, they first rectified their minds. Those who wished to rectify their minds first made their intentions sincere.