Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
heaven way sincerity
Sincerity is the way of heaven.
learning faithful way
The really faithful lover of learning holds fast to the Good Way till death.
done way firsts
If doing what ought to be done be made the first business and success a secondary consideration--is not this the way to exalt virtue?
men self way
Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself.
real men way
The Way is not for, but from, man; if we take the Way as something superhuman, beyond man, this is not the real Way.
way
Not to mend one's ways when one has erred is to err indeed.
people way affection
Wisdom is rooted in watching with affection the way people grow.
teacher doe way
The ideal teacher guides his students but does not pull them along; he urges them to go forward and does not suppress them; he opens the way but does not take them to the place.
mean men way
It is the way of the superior man to prefer the concealment of his virtue, while it daily becomes more illustrious, and it is the way of the mean man to seek notoriety, while he daily goes more and more to ruin.
art support way
The Master said, I set my heart on the Way, base myself on virtue, lean upon benevolence for support and take my recreation in the arts.
humanity way three
Wisdom, humanity & courage, these three are universal virtues. The way by which they are practiced are one.
heart gentleman way
The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.” (Analects 4.9)
men way purpose
The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.
moving grief way
The failure to cultivate virtue, the failure to examine and analyze what I have learned, the inability to move toward righteousness after being shown the way, the inability to correct my faults-these are the causes of my grief.