Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
strong giving-up progress
It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up...
squares giving three
I do not enlighten those who are not eager to learn, nor arouse those who are not anxious to give an explanation themselves. If I have presented one corner of the square and they cannot come back to me with the other three, I should not go over the points again.
mistake giving doubt
Listen much, keep silent when in doubt, and always take heed of the tongue; thou wilt make few mistakes. See much, beware of pitfalls, and always give heed to thy walk; thou wilt have little to rue. If thy words are seldom wrong, thy deeds leave little to rue, pay will follow.
intelligent giving justice
Heaven gives long life to the just and the intelligent.
strong giving-up enough
The person who is not strong enough gives up at the halfway point - but you are limiting yourself before even starting.
giving-up men thinking
The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man.
giving-up hate practice
I have never seen one who really loves goodness or one who really hates wickedness. One who really loves goodness will not place anything above it. One who really hates wickedness will practice goodness in such a way that wickedness will have no chance to get at him. Is there anyone who has devoted his whole strength to doing good for even as long as a single day? I have not seen anyone give up such an attempt because he had not the strength to go on. Perhaps there is such a case, but I have never seen it.
hands rose giving
A bit of fragrance always clings to the hand that gives roses. If you are generous, you will gain everything.
giving justice people
To give oneself ernestly to securing righteousness and justice among the people, and while respecting the gods and demons, to keep aloof from them, that may be called wisdom.
giving want three
If I give a student one-fourth of what he should know, I expect him to get the other three-fourths himself, otherwise I do not want him as a student.
giving-up men advantage
The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.
dance men giving
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
giving-up learning thinking
He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
derived homes integrity nation strength
The strength of a nation is derived from the integrity of its homes