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Confucius Quotes - Page 31

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The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

Inspirational, Life, Success

Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.

Love, Wise, Kindness

Confucius (2005). “The Ethics of Confucius”, p.124, Cosimo, Inc.

Reviewing the day's lessons. Isn't it joyful? Friends come from far. Isn't it delightful? One has never been angry at other's misunderstanding. Isn't he a respectable man?

Men, Lessons, Joyful

In the Book of Poetry there are three hundred poems, but the meaning of all of them may be put in a single sentence: Have no debasing thoughts.

Book, Three, May

The superior man honors his virtuous nature, and maintains constant inquiry and study, seeking to carry it out to its breadth and greatness, so as to omit none of the more exquisite and minute points which it embraces, and to raise it to its greatest height and brilliancy.

Greatness, Men, Honor

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

Possessed of courage but devoid of morality, a superior man will make trouble while a small man will be a brigand.

Integrity, Men, Morality

The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.

Men, Poverty, Should

James Legge, Confucius, Mencius, Shih ching (1867). “The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius”, p.228

Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing.

Love, Inspirational, Funny

Confucius (1950). “The Best of Confucius”

If Language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant. If what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done, remains undone.

Done, Language, Said

The demands that good people make are upon themselves; Those that bad people make are upon others.

People, Good People, Demand

The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon morals and with a warm heart.

Lying, Heart, Moral

Gentlemen should not waste their time on trivial games -- they should play go[3]

Games, Play, Gentleman

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

Life, Death, Philosophical

Who expects to be able to go out of a house except by the door? How is it then that no one follows this Way of ours?

Doors, House, Able

Confucius (1998). “论语”

If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame.

Honesty, Poverty, Wealth

A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself.

Men, Thinking, Excellence

Humanity is the equity of the heart.

Heart, Humanity, Equity

Guide them by edicts, keep them in line with punishments, and the common people will stay out of trouble but will have no sense of shame. Guide them by virtue, keep them in line with the rites, and they will, besides having a sense of shame, reform themselves.

Punishment, People, Reform

Confucius (1992). “Confucius: The Analects”

When you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine your own heart.

Heart, Men, Thinking

Confucius (1907). “The Sayings of Confucius”

The good man does not grieve that other people do not recognize his merits. His only anxiety is lest he should fail to recognize theirs.

Men, Grieving, People

Confucius (1964). “The Analects of Confucius”

I have never seen one who really loves goodness or one who really hates wickedness. One who really loves goodness will not place anything above it. One who really hates wickedness will practice goodness in such a way that wickedness will have no chance to get at him. Is there anyone who has devoted his whole strength to doing good for even as long as a single day? I have not seen anyone give up such an attempt because he had not the strength to go on. Perhaps there is such a case, but I have never seen it.

Giving Up, Hate, Practice

The path may not be left for an instant. If it could be left, it would not be the path.

Love, Inspirational, Funny

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

A good man is not mine to see. Could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me.

Men, Good Man, Constancy

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

If language is not rectified, words do not correspond to meaning, and if words do not correspond to meaning, our deeds cannot be accomplished.

Deeds, Language, Accomplished

In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations, they first harmonized their families. Wishing to harmonize their families, they first cultivated themselves. Wishing to cultivate themselves, they first rectified their minds. Those who wished to rectify their minds first made their intentions sincere.

Order, Mind, Wish

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