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Confucius Quotes - Page 32

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A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.

A good man will certainly also possess courage; but a brave man is not necessarily good.

Men, Bravery, Good Man

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

I have not seen one who loves virtue as he loves beauty.

Love, Love Is, Virtue

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

To learn without thinking is labour in vain, to think without learning is desolation.

Thinking, Vain, Desolation

Confucius (1996). “Le Lun Yü en français”

The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

Life, Education, Learning

Don't make to others what you don't want them to make to you.

Want

He who needs only coarse food, water and drink, and as pillow his folded arms will find happiness without further search.

Water, Needs, Finding Happiness

The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.

Inspiration, Moving, Men

The Superior Man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he ascends to his position, bowing in deference. Descending, he drinks the ritual cup.

Character, Men, Archery

"The Analects". Book by Confucius,

There is good government when those who are near are made happy, and when those who are afar are attracted.

Love, Inspirational, Funny

The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.

Failure, Moon, Reality

Grieve not that men do not know you; grieve that you do not know men.

Men, Grieving, Know Me

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

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

Women, Men, Virtue

A gentleman is calm and spacious: the vulgar are always fretting.

Gentleman, Calm, Vulgar

Confucius (1909). “The Sayings of Confucius”

In your promises cleave to what is right, And you will be able to fulfill your word.

Promise, Able

Confucius (1998). “论语”

The silent treasuring up of knowledge; learning without satiety; and instructing others without being wearied: which one of these things belongs to me?

Knowledge Learning, Silent, Satiety

Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.195, Courier Corporation

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

Inspirational, Character, Learning

Wisdom is worried for being slow in its speech and expeditious in its actions.

Speech, Action, Worried

If the search for riches were sure to be successful, though I should become a groom with a whip in my hand to get them, I will do so. As the search may not be successful, I will follow after that which I love.

Successful, Hands, May

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

Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.

Wise, Mistake, Failure

Confucius, James Legge (1893). “Confucian Analects: The Great Learning, and The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.162, Courier Corporation

If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.

Anger, Men, Blame

Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.1141, Delphi Classics

The really faithful lover of learning holds fast to the Good Way till death.

Learning, Faithful, Way

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

A knight whose heart is set upon the Way, but who is ashamed of wearing shabby clothes and eating coarse food, is not worth calling into counsel.

Heart, Clothes, Knights

Confucius (1998). “论语”

Excess weakens the spirits.

Excess, Spirit

For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be careful indeed what we say.

Wise, Wisdom, Men

Confucius (2012). “The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide”, p.132, BookCaps Study Guides

To study and at times practice what one has learned, is this not a pleasure?

Practice, Study, Pleasure

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