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Confucius Quotes - Page 35

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He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

Stars, Mean, Exercise

Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.145, Courier Corporation

Behave when away from home as though you were in the presence of an honored guest. Employ the people as though you were assisting at an important sacrifice. Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no feelings of opposition to you, whether it is the affairs of a state that you are handling or the affairs of a family.

Home, Sacrifice, People

The Master said, I set my heart on the Way, base myself on virtue, lean upon benevolence for support and take my recreation in the arts.

Art, Support, Way

Confucius (1992). “Confucius: The Analects”

I know how the birds fly, how the fishes swim, how animals run. But there is the Dragon. I cannot tell how it mounts on the winds through the clouds and flies through heaven. Today I have seen the Dragon.

Running, Animal, Clouds

To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the nature of righteousness

Sympathy, Heart, Righteousness

By the ruler's cultivation of his own character there is set up the example of the course which all should pursue.

Love, Inspirational, Funny

A father's and a mother's age must be borne in mind; with joy on the one hand, fear on the other.

Mother, Father, Hands

Confucius (1909). “The Sayings of Confucius”

People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.

Love, Inspirational, Funny

Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he had the choice does not settle in benevolence.

Beautiful, Wise, Men

There may be men who act without understanding why. I do not. To listen much, pick out the good and follow it; to see much and ponder it: this comes next to understanding.

Men, Understanding, May

Confucius (1909). “The Sayings of Confucius”

Surely it is the maxim of loving-kindness: Do not unto others that you would not have them do unto you.

Kindness, Morality, Loving Kindness

Good is no hermit. It has ever neighbors.

Neighbor, Hermits

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead...While you do not know life, how can you know about death

Love, Inspirational, Funny

One who will study for three years. Without thought of reward. Would be hard indeed to find.

Years, Would Be, Three

Labor, but slight not meditation; meditate, but slight not labor.

Meditation, Labor

Faithfulness and sincerity first of all.

Firsts, Sincerity, Faithfulness

Baseball is wrong, man with four balls cannot walk

Baseball, Men, Balls

I saw some piglets suckling their dead mother. After a short while they shuddered and went away. They had sensed that she could no longer see them and that she wasn't like them any more. What they loved in their mother wasn't her body, but whatever it was that made her body live.

Love, Mother, Dream

The wise man delights in water, the Good man delights in mountains. For the wise move; but the Good stay still. The wise are happy; but the good secure.

Wise, Moving, Men

Confucius (1998). “论语”

The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.

Men, Evil, Mind

Confucius, William Edward Soothill (1910). “The Analects”, p.70, Courier Corporation

If an urn lacks the characteristics of an urn, how can we call it an urn?

Characteristics, Ifs

Confucius (1950). “The Best of Confucius”

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

Love, Inspirational, Funny

Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.154, Courier Corporation

Not feeling compassion for a stranger is like not feeling when one's foot has caught fire

Compassion, Feet, Fire

The master said, 'Quietly to store up knowledge in my mind, to learn without flagging, to teach without growing weary, these present me with no difficulties.'

Learning, Mind, Growing

Confucius (1979). “Lunyu”

The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.

Military, Taken, Men

Confucius (2015). “The Analects of Confucius”, p.40, Sheba Blake Publishing

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