Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
inspirational life positive
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
inspirational life motivational
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
light darkness curse
Don't curse the darkness, light a candle.
men great-men small-man
A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.
love inspirational funny
Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.
men thinking mind
The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.
wise science men
A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.
men desire want
Of course you want to be rich and famous. It's natural. Wealth and fame are what every man desires. The question is: What are you willing to trade for it?
five generosity perfect practice virtue
To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
everywhere five generosity heaven perfect practice
To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
continue failure remember unless wrong
To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it
committed committing correct failure man mistake
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
committed committing correct life man mistake
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing another mistake.
equal future regarded youth
A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present?