Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
art kindness home
The young should be dutiful at home, modest abroad, careful and true, overflowing in kindness for all, but in brotherhood with love. And if they have strength to spare they should spend it on the arts.
warrior men good-man
A good man does not make a warrior, just as good steel does not go for nails.
men perfect wish
The man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others.
men height higher
Many seek happiness higher than men; others beneath him. But happiness is the same height as man.
strong sex fighting
When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.
mean men way
It is the way of the superior man to prefer the concealment of his virtue, while it daily becomes more illustrious, and it is the way of the mean man to seek notoriety, while he daily goes more and more to ruin.
people understanding may
The people may be put into the way they should go, though they may not be put into the way of understanding it.
virtue ifs my-own
Even if I could, I would not exahnge their virtues for my own. And that is why they are intent on learning from me.
men soul superior-man
The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property.
stars justice fixed
Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it.
art support way
The Master said, I set my heart on the Way, base myself on virtue, lean upon benevolence for support and take my recreation in the arts.
life mountain lasts
If I am building a mountain and stop before the last basketful of earth is placed on the summit, I have failed.
giving justice people
To give oneself ernestly to securing righteousness and justice among the people, and while respecting the gods and demons, to keep aloof from them, that may be called wisdom.
wise stupid people
The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.