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Confucius Quotes - Page 17

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Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

Inspirational, Courage, Philosophical

Confucius (1979). “Lunyu”

If you know, say you know. If you don't know, say you don't know.

Knows, Ifs

Confucius, Qian Sima (1938). “The wisdom of Confucius”, Modern Library

Love should start from people close to us, then be extended to other people, to strangers, and eventually to the world

Spiritual, People, World

Those who are firm, enduring, simple and unpretentious are the nearest to virtue.

Yoga, Simple, Virtue

Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.

Animal, People, Littles

The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height, when we must begin from the lower ground.

Distance, Men, Space

Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.28, Delphi Classics

True knowledge is when one knows the limitations of one's knowledge.

True Knowledge, Knows, Limitation

Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Educational, Past, Study

Don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you.

Want, Do Unto Others

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.

Inspirational, Life, Success

Confucius (1907). “The Sayings of Confucius”

I do not want a friend who smiles when I smile, who weeps when I weep; for my shadow in the pool can do better than that.

Friendship, Smile, Shadow

When abroad, behaveto everyone as if interviewing an honored guest; in directing the people, act as if you were assisting at a great sacrafice; DO NOT DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD NOT LIKE DONE TO YOURSELF: so there will be no murmuring against you in the country, and none in the family; your public life will arouse no ill-will nor your private life any resentment.

Life, Country, Ill Will

The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.

Real, Justice, Diversity

Chʻu Chai, Confucius, Mencius (1965). “Lun Yü”, New Hyde Park, N.Y. : University Books

The highest kind of man is the one who does before talking and practices what he professes.

Men, Talking, Practice

The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.

Men, Purpose, Way

A good man does not make a warrior, just as good steel does not go for nails.

Warrior, Men, Good Man

Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

Chinese, Fine Words, Vices

James Legge, Confucius, Mencius, Shih ching (1867). “The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius”, p.117

In vain I have looked for a single man capable of seeing his own faults and bringing the charge home against himself.

Home, Men, Faults

Confucius (1964). “The Analects of Confucius”

He who is really kind, can never be unhappy

Love, Life, Family

To know it is not as good as to love it, and to love it is not as good as to take delight in it.

Love, Delight, Knows

I do not enlighten those who are not eager to learn, nor arouse those who are not anxious to give an explanation themselves. If I have presented one corner of the square and they cannot come back to me with the other three, I should not go over the points again.

Squares, Giving, Three

Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.

Education, Teaching, Learning

Chʻu Chai, Confucius, Mencius (1965). “Lun Yü”, New Hyde Park, N.Y. : University Books

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.

Truth, Delight, Confucianism

Confucius (2012). “The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide”, BookCaps Study Guides

When the perfect order prevails, the world is like a home shared by all. Leaders are capable and virtuous. Everyone loves and respects their own parents and children as well as the parents and children of others. The old are cared for, adults have jobs, children are nourished and educated. There is a means of support for all those who are disabled or find themselves alone in the world. Everyone has an appropriate role to play in the family and society. Devotion to public duty leaves no place for idleness. Scheming for ill gain is unknown. Sharing displaces selfishness and materialism.

Inspirational, Motivational, Jobs

The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.

Wise, Stupid, People

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