Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
self endeavor worthy
When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.
teacher knowledge learning
Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.
education teaching knowledge
Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.
army men vision
The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.
life running men
Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.
want do-unto-others
Don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you.
family confucianism teach
It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.
deep-life knows
To know everything is to know nothing, but to know nothing is to know everything.
inspire breathe
When you breathe, you inspire, and when you do not breathe, you expire.
men confucianism superior-man
The superior man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.
food cutting way
The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live.
happiness men confucianism
If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like?
fate today wheels
The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost.
mean
To love a thing means wanting it to live.