Confucius Quotes

“A man whose strength gives out collapses along the course. In your case you set the limits beforehand.”

“Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I’ve exhausted every possibility.”

“Artful speech and an ingratiating demeanour rarely accompany virtue.”

“If you expect great things of yourself and demand little of others, you’ll keep resentment far away.”

“Lord Chi Wen thought three times before taking any action. When the Master heard this, he said: Twice is plenty enough.”

“The noble-minded encourage what is beautiful in people and discourage what is ugly in them. Little people do just the opposite.”

“The nobler type of man is broad-minded and not prejudiced. The inferior man is prejudiced and not broad-minded.”

“To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.”

“When everyone hates a person, you should investigate thoroughly, and when everyone loves a person, you should also investigate thoroughly.”