Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
knowledge learning roots
Things have their roots and branches. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. To know what is first and what is last will lead one near the Way.
son roots people
From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.
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.
roots branches care
Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.
failure grow man plants pulled rice sung worried
There was a man from Sung who pulled at his rice plants because he was worried about their failure to grow
language names truth
If names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of things
matter
No matter where you go - there you are
constitute five kindness perfect
Five things constitute perfect virtue: gravity, magnanimity, earnestness, sincerity, kindness
birds cannot passing prevent sadness
You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent them from making nests in your hair.
courage
To see what is right and not to do it, is want of courage.
courage principle
To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle
becomes risk rules
Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination.
funny life worry
Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.
inspirational motivational clever
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.