Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
blossoming music stem strong virtue
Virtue is the strong stem of man's nature, and music is the blossoming of virtue.
wise strong men
There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.
strong giving-up progress
It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up...
strong giving-up enough
The person who is not strong enough gives up at the halfway point - but you are limiting yourself before even starting.
love strong character
Love of goodness without love of learning degenerates into simple-mindedness. Love of knowledge without love of learning degenerates into utter lack of principle. Love of faithfulness without love of learning degenerates into injurious disregard of consequences. Love of uprightness without love of learning degenerates into harshness. Love of courage without love of learning degenerates into insubordination. Love of strong character without love of learning degenerates into mere recklessness.
strong memories ink
The strongest memory is not as strong as the weakest ink.
strong sex fighting
When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.
being-strong struggle character
It is true that we shall not be able to reach perfection, but in our struggle toward it we shall strengthen our characters and give stability to our ideas, so that, whilst ever advancing calmly in the same direction, we shall be rendered capable of applying the faculties with which we have been gifted to the best possible account.
strong men lust
There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.
wind storm stronger
The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.
strong fall mean
Being strong does not mean that you never fall down, but that whenever you fall, you get up again.
strong light opposites
Yin and yang, male and female, strong and weak, rigid and tender, heaven and earth, light and darkness, thunder and lightning, cold and warmth, good and evil...the interplay of opposite principles constitutes the universe.
derived homes integrity nation strength
The strength of a nation is derived from the integrity of its homes
history needless past speak
Things that are done, it is needless to speak about; things that are past it is needless to blame.