Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
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.
men water people
The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!” (Analects 6.11)
mean clouds water
Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow - therein is happiness. Wealth and rank attained through immoral means are nothing but drifting clouds.
inspirational water joy
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.
water needs finding-happiness
He who needs only coarse food, water and drink, and as pillow his folded arms will find happiness without further search.
water mind offensive
Slater soaks into the mind as water into low and marshy places, where it becomes stagnant and offensive.
life rivers water
Time flows away like the water in the river.
perfect water balance
Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface.
happiness wise water
The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.
men water delight
A man of wisdom delights in water.
love water delight
Wisdom delights in water; love delights in hills. Wisdom is stirring; love is quiet. Wisdom is merry; love grows old.
joy pure rice water
As long as I have rice to eat, and pure water to drink, I can find joy within.
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.