Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
– Confucius
Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance.
– Confucius
I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he is of outward appearances
– Confucius
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.
– Confucius
Fear not to reform.
– Confucius
I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.
– Confucius
He who keeps danger in mind will rest safely in his seat.
– Confucius
Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbour’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
– Confucius
He who wished to secure the good of others,
Has already secured his own.
– Confucius
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
– Confucius
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.
– Confucius
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential…there are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
Choose a job you love and you never have to work a day in your life.
– Confucius
Men’s natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.
When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.
– Confucius
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
– Confucius
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
– Confucius
Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
– Confucius
Respect yourself and others will respect you.
– Confucius
You cannot open a book without learning something.
– Confucius
The funniest people are the saddest once.
– Confucius
Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
– Confucius
Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
– 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
If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
– Confucius
True knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.
– Confucius
Study the past if you would define the future.
– Confucius
Only the wisest and the stupidest of men never change.
– Confucius
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
– Confucius
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
– Confucius