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Confucius Quotes - Page 30

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By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

Love, Inspirational, Funny

Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.318, Courier Corporation

If one leads them with administrative measures and uses punishments to make them conform, the people will be evasive, but if one leads them with virtue, they will come up to expectations.

Punishment, People, Expectations

Who heeds not the future will find sorrow at hand

Future, Hands, Sorrow

Confucius (2012). “The Analects”, p.93, Courier Corporation

The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat.

Pigs, Riches, Fool

A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.

Helping Others, Men, Humanity

Man is born with uprightness. If one loses it, he will be lucky if he escapes with his life.

Life, Men, Lucky

Analects ch. 6, v. 17 (translation by Wing-Tsit Chan)

In dealing with the dead, if we treat them as if they were entirely dead, that would show a want of affection and should not be done; or, if we treat them as if they were entirely alive, that would show a want of wisdom and should not be done.

Done, Alive, Want

Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.657, Delphi Classics

Who keeps the old akindle and adds new knowledge is fitted to be a teacher.

Teacher, Add, New Knowledge

Confucius (1909). “The Sayings of Confucius”

Thought, unassisted by learning, is dangerous.

Dangerous

If one learns from others, but does not think, one will be bewildered. If, on the other hand, one thinks but does not learn from others, one will be in peril.

Yoga, Thinking, Hands

Confucius (1979). “Lunyu”

Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously

Order, Law, Practice

The Master said, "Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Poverty and disgrace are things that all people hate, and yet unless they are avoided in the proper way I will not despise them. If the gentleman abandons ren, how can he be worthy of that name? The gentleman does not violate ren even for the amount of time required to eat a meal. Even in times of urgency or distress, he does not depart from it."

Hate, Names, People

"The Analects". Book by Confucius (Book Four, Section 4.5),

If I hold up one corner of a square and the student cannot workout the other three for himself, I won't go any further.

Workout, Squares, Three

The superior man governs men, according to their nature, with what is proper to them, and as soon as they change what is wrong, he stops.

Men, Superior Man, Superiors

Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.27, Delphi Classics

Among us, in our part of the country, those who are upright are different from this. The father conceals the misconduct of the son, and the son conceals the misconduct of the father. Uprightness is to be found in this.

Country, Father, Son

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

The Way is not for, but from, man; if we take the Way as something superhuman, beyond man, this is not the real Way.

Real, Men, Way

Here is an example of Confucius sayings: "It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop." In a few words, Confucius teaches us about patience, perseverance, discipline, and hard work. But if you probe further, you will see more layers. Confucius' philosophies have significantly influenced spiritual and social thought. His views bear insight and depth of wisdom. You can apply his teachings in every sphere of life. Confucius' profound teachings are based on humanism.

Spiritual, Perseverance, Philosophy

The young should be dutiful at home, modest abroad, careful and true, overflowing in kindness for all, but in brotherhood with love. And if they have strength to spare they should spend it on the arts.

Art, Kindness, Home

Confucius (2014). “THE SAYINGS OF CONFUCIUS”, p.16, Lulu.com

Because the newer methods of treatment are good, it does not follow that the old ones were bad: for if our honorable and worshipful ancestors had not recovered from their ailments, you and I would not be here today.

Doe, Today, Treatment

If I am virtuous and worthy, for whom should I not maintain a proper concern?

Vices, Virtue, Should

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

Listen much, keep silent when in doubt, and always take heed of the tongue; thou wilt make few mistakes. See much, beware of pitfalls, and always give heed to thy walk; thou wilt have little to rue. If thy words are seldom wrong, thy deeds leave little to rue, pay will follow.

Mistake, Giving, Doubt

Confucius (1909). “The Sayings of Confucius”

He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.

Men, Enemy, Faults

Friendship with the upright, with the truthful and with the well informed is beneficial. Friendship with those who flatter, with those who are meek and who compromise with principles, and with those who talk cleverly is harmful.

Inspirational, Principles, Truthful

Let every man consider virtue as what devolves on himself. He may not yield the performance of it even to his teacher.

Teacher, Men, Yield

Confucius (2009). “The Confucian Analects, the Great Learning & the Doctrine of the Mean”, p.304, Cosimo, Inc.

I followed my heart without breaking any rules.

Heart, My Heart

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

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