Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
basic good life manners others
Consideration for others is the basic of a good life, a good society.
spiritual goodness endure
Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness
people good-people demand
The demands that good people make are upon themselves; Those that bad people make are upon others.
people desire be-good
If your desire is for good, the people will be good.
men brave good-man
A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.
men goodness born
All men are born good.
warrior men good-man
A good man does not make a warrior, just as good steel does not go for nails.
distance men good-man
The gods should certainly be revered, but kept at a distance... . The way is not beyond man; he who creates a way outside of man cannot make it a true way. A good man is content with changing man, and that is enough for him.
men roots good-man
A good man regards the root; he fixes the root, and ail else flows out of it. The root is filial piety; the fruit brotherly love.
wise goodness select
Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?
people good-people
Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly
men good-man trying
When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults.
good-life consideration bases
Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.
men good-man constancy
A good man is not mine to see. Could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me.