Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
doe virtue eloquence
One who has accumulated virtue will certainly also possess eloquence; but he who has eloquence doe not necessarily possess virtue.
heaven doe four-seasons
Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak!
men long doe
If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face of danger, and does not forget sentiments he has repeated all his life when he has been in straitened circumstances for a long time, he may be said to be a complete man.
want doe finding-happiness
Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have
men honorable-man doe
A man who does not forget an agreement is resolved and honorable man.
doe knows
Shall I tell you what knowledge is? It is to know both what one knows and what one does not know.
men desire doe
The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.
men doe ruthlessness
A ruthless man extends his ruthlessness from those he does not love to those he loves.
men gentleman doe
A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.
today doe treatment
Because the newer methods of treatment are good, it does not follow that the old ones were bad: for if our honorable and worshipful ancestors had not recovered from their ailments, you and I would not be here today.
teacher doe way
The ideal teacher guides his students but does not pull them along; he urges them to go forward and does not suppress them; he opens the way but does not take them to the place.
love-you demand doe
Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?
archer missing doe
The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.
doe crowds harmony
The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crowd, but is not in harmony.