Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
order should familiar
We should not be too familiar with the lower orders or with women,
inspirational feet jade
An inch of time on the sundial is worth more than a foot of jade.
teacher add new-knowledge
Who keeps the old akindle and adds new knowledge is fitted to be a teacher.
said
I never really said all those things I said
squares giving three
I do not enlighten those who are not eager to learn, nor arouse those who are not anxious to give an explanation themselves. If I have presented one corner of the square and they cannot come back to me with the other three, I should not go over the points again.
fighting evil mind
Rate the task above the prize; will not the mind be raised? Fight thine own faults, not the faults of others; will not evil be mended?
men want ability
The superior man is distressed by his want (lack) of ability
mistake giving doubt
Listen much, keep silent when in doubt, and always take heed of the tongue; thou wilt make few mistakes. See much, beware of pitfalls, and always give heed to thy walk; thou wilt have little to rue. If thy words are seldom wrong, thy deeds leave little to rue, pay will follow.
taoism needs tao
To find the Tao, there is nowhere you need to search. If it is not inside you, it is not the Tao.
men gentleman proud
The gentleman is calm and at ease. The gentleman is dignified but not proud; the small man is proud but not dignified.
men law land
While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land. While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small man cherishes generous treatment.
life understanding behaviour
We can know a person by observing his behaviour, understanding the reasons for his actions and ascertaining his intentions. If we do this, how can we not know him?
law punishment people
Guide the people by law, subdue them by punishment; they may shun crime, but will be void of shame. Guide them by example, subdue them by courtesy; they will learn shame, and come to be good.
love mother dream
I saw some piglets suckling their dead mother. After a short while they shuddered and went away. They had sensed that she could no longer see them and that she wasn't like them any more. What they loved in their mother wasn't her body, but whatever it was that made her body live.