Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
honesty men speak
The man of upright life is obeyed before he speaks.
men goodness born
All men are born good.
men people progress
A reasonable man adjusts himself to the world. An unreasonable man expects the world to adjust itself to him. Therefore all progress is made by unreasonable people.
injury economy
The injury of prodigality leads to this, that he who will not economize will have to agonize.
adversity sacrifice race
Charity is that rational and constant affection which makes us sacrifice ourselves to the human race, as if we were united with it, so as to form one individual, partaking equally in its adversity and prosperity.
stars moral authority
He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains in place while all the lesser stars do homage to it.
pigs riches fool
The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat.
slave dedicated thousand
One dedicated worker is worth a thousand slaves.
doe knows
Shall I tell you what knowledge is? It is to know both what one knows and what one does not know.
regret mean men
The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels no regret - It is only the sage who is able for this.
men desire doe
The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.
blow hands bird
Bird in hand makes it harder to blow nose.
heaven may regulation
What Heaven has conferred is called The Nature; an accordance with this nature is called The Path of duty; the regulation of this path is called Instruction. The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.
character mean motive
See a person's means ... Observe his motives. Examine that in which he rests. How can a person conceal his character?