Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
mind fifteen study
At fifteen my mind was directed to study, and at thirty I knew where to stand.
study tire teach
Never tire to study. And to teach to others
study loses
Study as though you cannot catch up to it, and as though you fear you are going to lose it.
men clothes study
Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in men's clothes.
men sake study
In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others.
practice study pleasure
To study and at times practice what one has learned, is this not a pleasure?
men may study
The superior man, extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, may thus likewise not overstep what is right.
past want study
Study the past if you want to define the future.
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.