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Confucius Quotes - Page 25

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Clever talk can confound the workings of virtue, just as small impatiences can confound great projects.

Clever talk can confound the workings of virtue, just as small impatiences can confound great projects.

Clever, Justice, Virtue

To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge. When you say something, say what you know. When you don't know something, say you don't know. That is knowledge.

Chinese, True Knowledge, Knows

As in the case of making a mound, if, before the very last basketful, I stop, then I shall have stopped. As in the case of leveling the ground, if, though tipping only one basketful, I am going forward, then I shall be making progress.

Progress, Lasts, Tipping

Confucius (1992). “Confucius: The Analects”

In a hamlet of ten households, there are bound to be those who are my equal in doing their best for others and in being trustworthy in what they say, but they are unlikely to be as eager to learn as I am.

Learning, Trustworthy, Unlikely

Confucius (1979). “Lunyu”

Let a man be stimulated by poetry, established by the rules of propriety, and perfected by music.

Men, Propriety

Knowledge is recognizing what you know and what you don't.

Education, Homeschooling, Certain Knowledge

He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is he who will preserve his interests secure.

Love, Inspirational, Funny

"The Ethics of Confucius".

To find the Tao, there is nowhere you need to search. If it is not inside you, it is not the Tao.

Taoism, Needs, Tao

Of all that Heaven produces and nourishes, there is none so great as man.

Love, Inspirational, Funny

Confucius (2005). “The Ethics of Confucius”, p.157, Cosimo, Inc.

There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute.

Character, Secret, Confucianism

Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.384, Courier Corporation

There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence of the people in the ruler. Of these 3, Military Equipment is the least important, Food being the 2nd important, and Confidence of the people being the MOST important. All men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless all men do die of old age. Lacking in Confidence from the people, a state cannot survive.

Confidence, War, Military

He who is really good can never be unhappy. He who is really wise can never be perplexed. He who is really brave is never afraid.

Wise, Bravery, Unhappy

The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler.

Military, Government, People

Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.254, Courier Corporation

One who is by nature daring and is suffering from poverty will not long be law-abiding. Indeed, any men, save those that are truly good, if their sufferings are very great, will be likely to rebel.

Men, Law, Long

Confucius (1998). “论语”

To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.

Wisdom, Proud, Murmuring

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

Heaven gives long life to the just and the intelligent.

Intelligent, Giving, Justice

Confucius, Mencius, 左丘明 (1971). “The Chinese classics with a translation, critical and exegetical notes: prolegomena and copious indexes”

A person of character takes as much trouble to discover what is right as the lesser men take to discover what will pay.

Character, Men, Pay

If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.

Teacher, Self Esteem, Men

Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.149, Courier Corporation

To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To know the sense of shame is to draw close to courage. He who knows these three things knows how to cultivate his own character. Knowing how to cultivate his own character, he knows how to govern other men. Knowing how to govern other men, he knows how to govern the world, its states, and its families.

Character, Men, Practice

We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living

Eye, Honor, Should

Heaven, in the production of things, is sure to be bountiful to them, according to their qualities. Hence the tree that is flourishing, it nourishes, while that which is ready to fall, it overthrows.

Fall, Tree, Heaven

Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.29, Delphi Classics

When frying small fish, disturb them little.

Littles, Fishes, Frying

Confucius say... politician is one who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.

Hands, Election, Politician

A gentleman considers what is right; the vulgar consider what will pay.

Gentleman, Pay, Vulgar

Confucius (1909). “The Sayings of Confucius”

To be excellent when engaged in administration is to be like the North Star. As it remains in its one position, all the other stars surround it.

Stars, Administration, Excellent

Confucius (1950). “The Best of Confucius”

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