Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
clever justice virtue
Clever talk can confound the workings of virtue, just as small impatiences can confound great projects.
justice gentleman favors
Gentlemen cherish worth; the vulgar cherish dirt. Gentlemen trust in justice; the vulgar trust in favor.
evil justice return
Return good for good; return evil with justice.
courage men justice
The gentleman holds justice to be of highest importance. If a gentleman has courage but neglects justice, he becomes insurgent. If an inferior man has courage but neglects justice, he becomes a thief.
intelligent giving justice
Heaven gives long life to the just and the intelligent.
life revenge justice
For benefits return benefits; for injuries return justice without any admixture of revenge.
justice-for-all justice chinese
Justice for All in the World
practice justice gentleman
A gentleman considers justice to be essential in everything. He practices it according to the principles of propriety. He brings it forth in modesty and faithfully completes it. This is indeed a gentleman.
men justice favors
The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received.
stars justice fixed
Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it.
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.
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.
art justice confusion
If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.
real justice faults
The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.