Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
men drink he-man
The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.
men superior-man superiors
The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops.
knowledge-learning silent satiety
The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied: which one of these things belongs to me?
wise moving men
The wise man admires water, the kind man admires mountains. The wise man moves, the kind man rests. The wise man is happy, the kind man is firm.
lying character mean
The administration of government lies in getting proper men. Such men are to be got by means of the ruler's own character. That character is to be cultivated by his treading in the ways of duty. And the treading those ways of duty is to be cultivated by the cherishing of benevolence.
would-be sincerity ends
Sincerity is the end and beginning of things; without sincerity there would be nothing.
men lessons joyful
Reviewing the day's lessons. Isn't it joyful? Friends come from far. Isn't it delightful? One has never been angry at other's misunderstanding. Isn't he a respectable man?
greatness practice annoyed
Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned? Isn't it also great when friends visit from distant places? If one remains not annoyed when his greatness is not recognized in his time, isn't he a sage?
people attention pay
If you would govern a state of a thousand chariots, you must pay strict attention to business, be true to your word, be economical in expenditure and love the people.
men doe ruthlessness
A ruthless man extends his ruthlessness from those he does not love to those he loves.
fall tree heaven
Heaven, in the production of things, is sure to be bountiful to them, according to their qualities. Hence the tree that is flourishing, it nourishes, while that which is ready to fall, it overthrows.
son roots people
From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.
teaching strange dangerous
To throw oneself into strange teachings is quite dangerous.
hands election politician
Confucius say... politician is one who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.