Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
worry failing acknowledge
Don't worry about being acknowledged by others; worry about failing to acknowledge them.
watches action kind
Watch their actions, observe their motives, examine wherein they dwell content; won't you know what kind of person they are?
lost labor
Learning, undigested by thought, is labor lost.
doors house able
Who expects to be able to go out of a house except by the door? How is it then that no one follows this Way of ours?
real mean men
Look closely into his aims, observe the means by which he pursues them, discover what brings him content - and can the man's real worth remain hidden from you?
dangerous
Thought, unassisted by learning, is dangerous.
men gentleman doe
A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.
bitterness strife
It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife
strong memories ink
The strongest memory is not as strong as the weakest ink.
real men way
The Way is not for, but from, man; if we take the Way as something superhuman, beyond man, this is not the real Way.
way
Not to mend one's ways when one has erred is to err indeed.
mother distance father
When you serve your mother and father it is okay to try to correct them once in a while. But if you see that they are not going to listen to you, keep your respect for them and don't distance yourself from them. Work without complaining.
cowardice things-to-do knows
To know what is the right thing to do and not do it is the greatest cowardice.
simple what-matters focus
Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed.