Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
language names truth
If names are not correct, language will not be in accordance with the truth of things
truth moving men
The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of truthfulness.
truth philosophical men
The object of the superior man is truth.
truth delight confucianism
They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.
art truth anger
Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
truth knowledge confucianism
Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it.
friendship men truthful
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
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
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.