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Confucius Quotes - Page 21

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A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.

A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.

Responsibility, Gentleman, Demand

A man of wisdom delights in water.

Men, Rivers, Water

Confucius, Chichung Huang (1997). “The Analects of Confucius”, p.84, Oxford University Press on Demand

Charity, like the sun, brightens every object on which it shines.

Shining, Charity, Sun

"Sermons". Book by Hugh Blair, p. 428, 1824.

A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.

Deeds And Words, Gentleman, Would Be

Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company

If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.

Spiritual, Silence, Silent

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

Leadership, Philosophical, People

Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.262, Courier Corporation

Music is the one thing in which there is no use trying to deceive others or make false pretenses.

Trying, Use, Deceiving

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

The more people know, the more they forgive.

Forgiveness, People, Forgiving

he who will not economize will agonize

From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.

Son, Roots, People

Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.359, Courier Corporation

The gentleman holds justice to be of highest importance. If a gentleman has courage but neglects justice, he becomes insurgent. If an inferior man has courage but neglects justice, he becomes a thief.

Courage, Men, Justice

If your desire is for good, the people will be good.

People, Desire, Be Good

The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided.

Distance, Men, Three

Confucius, Mencius, Ssǔ shu, Wu king, Shu Ching (1861). “The Chinese Classics”, p.206

Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.

Inspirational, Faults

Confucius (1950). “The Best of Confucius”

The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.

Men, Earnest, Superior Man

Confucius (2005). “The Ethics of Confucius”, p.4, Cosimo, Inc.

A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.

Men, Gentleman, Doe

When there are duties to perform [true] servants and sons serve their labors.

Son, Chinese, Duty

When you have become one with the Great Universal, you will have no partiality, and when you are part of the process of transformation, you will have no rigidity.

Transformation, Process, Rigidity

I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.

Spiritual, Facts, Bothered

"The Analects". Book by Confucius,

Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it.

Stars, Justice, Fixed

The Master said, At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of righ.

Heart, Feet, Heaven

Confucius, Arthur Waley (1949). “The Analects of Confucius”, Routledge

Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity.

Humanity, Elements, Characteristics

Confucius, Mencius (1861). “The Chinese Classics”, p.269

Slater soaks into the mind as water into low and marshy places, where it becomes stagnant and offensive.

Water, Mind, Offensive

When you breathe, you inspire, and when you do not breathe, you expire.

Inspire, Breathe

The person who is not strong enough gives up at the halfway point - but you are limiting yourself before even starting.

Strong, Giving Up, Enough

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