Confucius Quotes And Sayings

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Here is a collection of Confucius quotes and sayings. Confucius was a Chinese teacher, an editor, a politician, as well as a philosopher during the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.

“A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
– Confucius

“Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.”
– Confucius

“An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.”
– Confucius

“Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.”
– Confucius

“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”
– Confucius

“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.”
– Confucius

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

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
– Confucius

“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
– Confucius

“Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.”
– Confucius

“Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.”
– Confucius

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
– Confucius

“Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.”
– Confucius

“Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.”
– Confucius

“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.”
– Confucius

“Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.”
– Confucius

“Have no friends not equal to yourself.”
– Confucius

“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.”
– Confucius

“He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”
– Confucius

“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”
– Confucius

“He who will not economize will have to agonize.”
– Confucius

“He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.”
– Confucius

“Heaven means to be one with God.”
– Confucius

“Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.”
– Confucius

“I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.”
– Confucius

“I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.”
– Confucius

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
– Confucius

“I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.”
– Confucius

“I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.”
– Confucius

“I will not be concerned at other men’s not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.”
– Confucius

“If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.”
– Confucius

“If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere – although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.”
– Confucius

“If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.”
– Confucius

“If we don’t know life, how can we know death?”
– Confucius

“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”
– Confucius

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