Confucius Quotes Page 5

“Respect yourself and others will respect you.”

“Review the old and deducing the new makes a teacher.”

“Roads were made for journeys, not destinations.”

“Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.”

“Silence is the true friend that never betrays.”

“Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.”

“Study the past if you would define the future.”

“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.”

“The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.”

“The cautious seldom err.”

“The demands that good people make are upon themselves; Those that bad people make are upon others.”

“The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.”

“The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.”

“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.”

“The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.”

“The funniest people are the saddest ones.”

“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”

“The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.”

“The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.”

“The man of wisdom is never of two minds;
the man of benevolence never worries;
the man of courage is never afraid.”

“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for lifetime.”

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”

“The man who says he can, and the man who says he can not are both correct.”

“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”

“The most beautiful sight in the world is a little child going confidently down the road of life after you have shown him the way.”

“The object of the superior man is truth.”

“The one who teaches is the giver of eyes.”

“The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.”

“The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.”

“The perfecting of one’s self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.”