Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
great happiness happy pains persuade
We take great pains to persuade other that we are happy than in to think so ourselves.
funny happiness pain
We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves
love family happiness
He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity
love family happiness
He who is really kind, can never be unhappy
water needs finding-happiness
He who needs only coarse food, water and drink, and as pillow his folded arms will find happiness without further search.
want doe finding-happiness
Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have
happiness knowing knowing-something
Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it.
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?
happiness being-yourself travel
And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
happiness sympathy philosophical
We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.
inspirational happiness graduation
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
happiness wise water
The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.
inspirational life happiness
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
happiness happy powerful
If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else.