239 Quotations by Confucius
- 121. Study the past if you would divine the future.
- 122. Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.
- 123. The army commander of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be ...
- 124. The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we ...
- 125. The cautious seldom err.
- 126. The determined scholar and the man of virtue will not seek to live at the expense of injuring their ...
- 127. The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
- 128. The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first ...
- 129. The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.
- 130. The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.
- 131. The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees ...
- 132. The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
- 133. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor the man without trials.
- 134. The grass must bend when the wind blows across it.
- 135. The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequ ...
- 136. The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give u ...
- 137. The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
- 138. The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
- 139. The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The ...
- 140. The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.
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