Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
force impossible knowing words
Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.
men knowing spirit
Not knowing life, how can we know death? Why talk of spirits when you do not understand men?
knowing cowardice worst
Knowing what's correct and not doing it, it's the worst cowardice.
caring knowing strive
Rather than caring about whether or not you are known, strive to be worth knowing.
men knowing worry
A good man does not worry about not being known by others, but rather is concerned about not knowing them.
happiness knowing knowing-something
Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it.
knowing true-wisdom knows
True wisdom is knowing what you don't know
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.
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
educational past confucianism
Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
integrity men may
When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.
integrity men fire
Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.