Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
educational past confucianism
Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
hands wish confucianism
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.
men confucianism superior-man
Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.
secret confucianism minutes
There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute.
men worry confucianism
If you don't know how to serve men, why worry about serving the gods?
warrior self-control confucianism
He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
truth delight confucianism
They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.
family confucianism teach
It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.
men confucianism superior-man
The superior man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.
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?
education practice confucianism
Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?
truth knowledge confucianism
Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it.
vices fine-words confucianism
Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
confucianism virtue hated
I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.