Quotes by Confucius

Respect yourself and others will respect you.
– 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 never have to work a day in your life.
– Confucius

Men’s natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
– Confucius

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

To see what is right and not do it, is the want of courage.
— Confucius

You cannot open a book without learning something.
– Confucius

Our greatest glory is not in ever failing, but in rising every time we fail.
– 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.

To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
– Confucius

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
– 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

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
– Confucius