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Confucius Quotes - Page 23

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When a man comes to me, I accept him at his best, not at his worst. Why make so much ado? When a man washes his hands before paying a visit, and you receive him in that clean state, you do not thereby stand surety for

When a man comes to me, I accept him at his best, not at his worst. Why make so much ado? When a man washes his hands before paying a visit, and you receive him in that clean state, you do not thereby stand surety for his always having been clean in the past.

Past, Men, Hands

Confucius (1907). “The Sayings of Confucius”

If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music?

Music, Men, Propriety

The Master said, "A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present."

Inspirational, Teacher, Past

"The Analects". Book by Confucius (Book Two, Section 2.11),

From a grain of sand in the Pearl comes.

Pearls, Sand, Grains Of Sand

It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up.

Strong, Giving Up, Progress

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

The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost.

Fate, Today, Wheels

When we have intelligence resulting from sincerity, this condition is to be ascribed to nature; when we have sincerity resulting from intelligence, this condition is to be ascribed to instruction. But given the sincerity, and there shall be the intelligence; given the intelligence, and there shall be the sincerity.

Sincerity, Instruction, Given

Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.52, Courier Corporation

All wisdom is rooted in learning to call things by the right name. When things are properly identified, they fall into natural categories and understanding becomes orderly.

Fall, Names, Understanding

The Master said of Gong Yechang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of any crime.” The Master gave him his daughter in marriage. (Analects 5.1)

Daughter, Criminals, Facts

Look for an occupation that you like, and you will not need to labor for a single day in your life.

Motivational, Positive, Needs

At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.

Heart, Boundaries, Seventies

Confucius (1964). “The Analects of Confucius”

Ceremonies are the first thing to be attended to in the practice of government.

Love, Inspirational, Funny

Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.1042, Delphi Classics

Guide the people by law, subdue them by punishment; they may shun crime, but will be void of shame. Guide them by example, subdue them by courtesy; they will learn shame, and come to be good.

Law, Punishment, People

Confucius (1909). “The Sayings of Confucius”

If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like?

Happiness, Men, Confucianism

"The Analects". Book by Confucius,

The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.

Distance, Golf, Two

To prefer it is better than to only know it. To delight in it is better than merely to prefer it.

Delight, Knows

Confucius (1998). “论语”

Even if people do not know what real kindness is, they nonetheless have it within them.

Kindness, Real, People

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.

Love, Inspirational, Funny

Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.141, Courier Corporation

Study as if you have not reached your goal - hold it as if you were afraid of losing what you have.

Learning, Goal, Losing

Some may study side by side, and yet be asunder when they come to the logic of things.

May, Sides, Logic

Confucius (2016). “Chinese Literature”, p.47, Confucius

Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it

Educational, Goal, Missing

Confucius (2012). “The Analects”, p.59, Courier Corporation

Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.

Perfect, Path, Facts

Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.2, Delphi Classics

A happy union with wife and child is like the music of lutes and harps.

Children, Wife, Unions

Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?

Love, Heart, Demand

The funniest people are the saddest once

Love, Funny, Sad

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