Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
past men hands
When a man comes to me, I accept him at his best, not at his worst. Why make so much ado? When a man washes his hands before paying a visit, and you receive him in that clean state, you do not thereby stand surety for his always having been clean in the past.
inspiring children years
If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children.
four prejudice masters
The Master was entirely free from four things: prejudice, foregone conclusions, obstinacy, and egoism.
inspirational life law
Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.
ignorance learning achievement
Some are born with knowledge, some derive it from study, and some acquire it only after a painful realization of their ignorance. But the knowledge being possessed, it comes to the same thing. Some study with a natural ease, some from a desire for advantages, and some by strenuous effort. But the achievement being made, it comes to the same thing.
friendship positive patience
Have no friends not equal to yourself.
would-be thoughtfulness standards
If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.
wise inspiration men
A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.
inspirational principles compromise
Friendship with the upright, with the truthful and with the well informed is beneficial. Friendship with those who flatter, with those who are meek and who compromise with principles, and with those who talk cleverly is harmful.
love inspirational funny
To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
people forever noble
The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.
inspirational happiness graduation
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
heart feet heaven
The Master said, At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of righ.
reading humility thinking
Reading without thinking will confuse you.Thinking without reading will place you in danger.