Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
integrity no-friends faults
Make faithfulness and truth thy masters: have no friends unlike thyself: be not ashamed to mend thy faults.
home men faults
In vain I have looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself.
men enemy faults
He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.
simple faults excess
Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.
faults do-not-fear
When admins have faults, they do not fear to ignore them
justice faults serious
Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption.
able faults virtue
To know your faults and be able to change is the greatest virtue.
inspirational faults
Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.
real justice faults
The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.
arm bent joy midst pillow rice water
With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow -- I have still joy in the midst of all these things.
force impossible knowing words
Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.
heaven way sincerity
Sincerity is the way of heaven.
love inspirational funny
Learn, as if never overtaking your object, and yet as if apprehensive of losing it.
spiritual goodness endure
Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness