239 Quotations by Confucius
- 161. The superior person does not try to stuff himself when he eats... and is diligent in his work and ca ...
- 162. The superior person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen.
- 163. The superior person is calm and composed; the lesser person is continuously worried and distressed.
- 164. The superior person is dignified but does not fight for it. He is sociable, but not exclusive to one ...
- 165. The superior person is easy to work for and difficult to please. If you try to please him in any dev ...
- 166. The superior person is in harmony, but does not follow the crowd. The lesser person follows the crow ...
- 167. The superior person is perceptive and not biased. The lesser person is biased and not perceptive.
- 168. The superior person seeks to further the good points in others, and not their bad qualities. The les ...
- 169. The way of a superior man is three-fold: Virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from ...
- 170. The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, "I shall today be uppermos ...
- 171. There are some we can study with, but cannot go alone with in principles. There are some we can go a ...
- 172. There are three methods to gain wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is ...
- 173. There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth...lust. When he is strong...q ...
- 174. They must change who would be constant in happiness and wisdom.
- 175. They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
- 176. Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.
- 177. Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
- 178. To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue...[They are] g ...
- 179. To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five th ...
- 180. To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be c ...
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