Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
passion doors soul
Our headstrong passions shut the door of our souls against God.
thinking gentleman doubt
The gentleman has nine cares. In seeing he is careful to see clearly; in hearing he is careful to hear distinctly; in his looks he is careful to be kind, in his manner to be respectful, in his words to be sincere, in his work to be diligent. When in doubt he is careful to ask for information; when angry he has a care for the consequences; and when he sees a chance for gain, he thinks carefully whether the pursuits of it would be right.
sincerity given instruction
When we have intelligence resulting from sincerity, this condition is to be ascribed to nature; when we have sincerity resulting from intelligence, this condition is to be ascribed to instruction. But given the sincerity, and there shall be the intelligence; given the intelligence, and there shall be the sincerity.
country father son
Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.
son three produce
There are three unfilial acts: the greatest of these is the failure to produce sons.
study loses
Study as though you cannot catch up to it, and as though you fear you are going to lose it.
girl kissing levels
He who kisses girl on hillside is not level
able demand difficulty
If proper in their own conduct, what difficulty would they have in governing? But if not able to be proper in their own conduct, how can they demand such conduct from others?
hands wish confucianism
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.
teacher men yield
Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher.
teaching class distinction
In teaching there should be no distinction of classes.
different plans lays
Those whose courses are different cannot lay plans for one another.
wise anxiety virtuous
The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear.
men grieving know-me
Grieve not that men do not know you; grieve that you do not know men.