Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
wisdom true-knowledge knows
To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.
littles spirituality resentment
Expect much from yourself and little from others and you will avoid incurring resentments
teacher educational teaching
Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.
true-love love-you judging
Love others as you would love yourself, judge others as you would judge yourself, cherish others as you would cherish yourself. When you wish for others as you wish for yourself and when you protect others as you would protect yourself, that's when you can say it's true love.
men profound world
A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.
criticism failing strict
When strict with oneself, one rarely fails.
inspirational mistake profound
If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
inspirational life happiness
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
inspirational motivational positive
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
life heart world
When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will is sincere, then the heart is set right ; when the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated; when the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated; when the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly; and when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in this world.
greatness men heaven
Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that, were the superior man to speak of his way in all its greatness, nothing in the world would be found able to embrace it, and were he to speak of it in its minuteness, nothing in the world would be found able to split it.
language clarity
In language clarity is everything.
life success smart
I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.
journey destination made
roads were made for journeys not destinations