“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” ― 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

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” ― Confucius

“If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.” ― Confucius

“He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.” ― Confucius

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ― Confucius

“No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.” ― Confucius

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ― Confucius

“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” ― Confucius

“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” ― Confucius

“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ― Confucius, Confucius: The Analects

“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” ― Confucius

“Silence is a true friend who never betrays.” ― Confucius

“To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.” ― Confucius

“It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.”

― Confucius

“The funniest people are the saddest once” ― Confucius

“What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.” ― Confucius

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

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.” ― Confucius

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

“You cannot open a book without learning something.” ― Confucius

“Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.” ― Confucius

“Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.” ― Confucius

“The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?” ― Confucius

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

“Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.” ― Confucius

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

“Respect yourself and others will respect you.” ― Confucius

“And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.” ― Confucius

“When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.” ― Confucius

“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” ― Confucius

“If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.” ― Confucius

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” ― Confucius

“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.” ― Confucius

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

“Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.” ― Confucius

“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.” ― Confucius

“A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.” ― Confucius

“Do unto others what you want done unto you.” ― Confucius

“To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.” ― Confucius

“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.” ― Confucius

“To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge. ” ― Confucius

“To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.” ― Confucius

“Time flows away like the water in the river. ” ― Confucius

“Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.” ― 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

“Shall I teach you what knowledge?When you know a thing, say that you know it;when you do not know a thing,admit that you do not know it.That is knowledge” ― Confucius

“Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.” ― Confucius, The Analects

“The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.” ― Confucius

“If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children. ” ― Confucius

“Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.” ― Confucius

“It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.” ― Confucius

“Have no friends not equal to yourself.” ― Confucius

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

“The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.” ― Confucius

“Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.” ― Confucius

“When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius

“Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it.” ― Confucius

“By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.” ― Confucius

“Tzu Chang asked Confucius about jen. Confucius said, "If you can practice these five things with all the people, you can be called jen."

Tzu Chang asked what they were.

Confucius said, "Courtesy, generosity, honesty, persistence, and kindness.If you are courteous, you will not be disrespected; if you are generous, you will gain everything. If you are honest, people will rely on you. If you are persistent you will get results. If you are kind, you can employ people.” ― Confucius

“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.” ― Confucius

“No lake so still but it has its wave.No circle so perfect but that it has its blur.I would change things for you if I could; As I can't you must take them as they are.” ― Confucius

“Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.” ― Confucius

“One joy dispels a hundred cares.” ― Confucius

“Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.” ― Confucius

“The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.” ― Confucius

“Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.” ― Confucius

“Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.” ― Confucius

“Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.” ― Confucius

“We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves” ― Confucius

“Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.” ― Confucius, The Analects

“Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.” ― Confucius

“Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.” ― Confucius

“The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.”(Analects 4.9)” ― Confucius

“They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and

wisdom.” ― Confucius

“To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.” ― Confucius

“The Essence of Knowledge is, having it, to use it.” ― Confucius

“Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.” ― Confucius

“Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously” ― Confucius, The Analects

“You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it's drawn from its sheath” ― Confucius

“Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. ” ― Confucius

“To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.” ― Confucius, The Analects

“Behind every smile there's teeth.” ― Confucius

“he who will not economize will agonize ” ― Confucius

“It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.” ― Confucius

“Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.” ― Confucius

“A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.” ― Confucius

“Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.” ― Confucius, The Analects

“The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.” ― Confucius, Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean

“The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.” ― Confucius, Analects of Confucius

“If you don't want to do something, don't impose on others” ― Confucius

“roads were made for journeys not destinations” ― Confucius

“Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing.” ― Confucius

“The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.” ― Confucius

“The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.”(Analects 2.11)” ― Confucius

“He who sling mud, lose ground.” ― Confucius

“If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.” ― Confucius

“Some are born with knowledge, some derive it from study, and some acquire it only after a painful realization of their ignorance.

But the knowledge being possessed, it comes to the same thing.

Some study with a natural ease, some from a desire for advantages, and some by strenuous effort.

But the achievement being made, it comes to the same thing.” ― Confucius

“When the wind blows, the grass bends.” ― Confucius, The Analects

“Virtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.” ― Confucius

“The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.” ― Confucius

“People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.” ― Confucius

“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?” ― Confucius

“Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.” ― Confucius

“If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.” ― Confucius

“We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living” ― Confucius

“Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.” ― Confucius

“The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct” ― Confucius

“It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up...” ― Confucius, The Wisdom Of Confucius

“The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.”(Analects 4.16)” ― Confucius

“A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?” ― Confucius, The Life and Wisdom of Confucius

“I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.”“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated” ― Confucius

“When a person should be spoken with, and you don't speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn't be spoken with and you speak to them, you waste your breath. The wise do not lose people, nor do they waste their breath.” ― Confucius

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

“A man without a mustache is a man without a soul.” ― Confucius

“A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.” ― Confucius

“Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?” ― Confucius

“The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.”

― Confucius, The Ethics of Confucius

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

“The cautious seldom err.” ― Confucius

“I followed my heart without breaking any rules.” ― Confucius

“The Master said, at fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of right.” ― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius

“Tea tempers the spirits and harmonizes the mind, dispels lassitude and relieves fatigue, awakens thought and prevents drowsiness, lightens or refreshes the body, and clears the perceptive faculties.” ― Confucius

“Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.” ― Confucius

“Things have their roots and branches. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. To know what is first and what is last will lead one near the Way.” ― Confucius, The Great Learning

“he who will not economize will have to agonize” ― Confucius

“Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.” ― Confucius

“To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness” ― Confucius

“To know, is to know that you know nothing, that is the meaning of true knowledge.” ― Confucius

“Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established” ― Confucius

“The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.” ― Confucius

“The expectations of life depend upon diligence the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. ” ― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius:

“For this reason the gentleman will employ a man on a distant mission and observe his degree of loyalty, will employ him close at hand and observe his degree of respect. He will hand him troublesome affairs and observe how well he manages them, will suddenly ask his advice and observe how wisely he answers. He will exact some difficult promise from him and see how well he keeps it, turn over funds to him and see with what benevolence he dispenses them, inform him of the danger he is in and note how faithful he is to his duties. He will get him drunk with wine and observe how well he handles himself, place him in mixed company and see what effect beauty has upon him. By applying these nine tests, you may determine who is the unworthy man.” ― Confucius

“A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.” ― Confucius

“If I understand Change, I shall make no great mistake in Life” ― Confucius

“Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it” ― Confucius

“Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.” ― Confucius

“He who flatters a man is his enemy. He who tells him of his faults is his

maker.” ― Confucius

“At fifteen my mind was directed to study, and at thirty I knew where to stand.” ― Confucius

“The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.” ― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius

“Care not for want of place; care for thy readiness to fill one. Care not for being unknown, but seek to be worthy of note.” ― Confucius, Sayings of Confucius

“When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.” ― Confucius

“If there were an honorable way to get rich, I’d do it, even if it meant being a stooge standing around with a whip. But there isn’t an honorable way, so I just do what I like.” ― Confucius, Analects of Confucius

“He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him;He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows Not Is A Fool - Shun Him” ― Confucius, The Analects

“When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.” ― Confucius

“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.” ― Confucius

“The Master said, “To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned—is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from afar—is this not a joy? To remain unrecognized by others and yet remain free of resentment—is this not the mark of the gentleman?”(Analects 1.1)” ― Confucius

“Don't use cannon to kill mosquito.”

― Confucius

“If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.” ― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius“The Master said, The case is like that of someone raising a mound. If he stops working, the fact that it perhaps needed only one more basketful makes no difference; I stay where I am. Whereas even if he has not got beyond leveling the ground, but is still at work, the fact that he has only tilted one basketful of earth makes no difference. I go to help him.” ― Confucius

“True wisdom is knowing what you don't know” ― Confucius, Sayings of Confucius

“A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician.” ― Confucius

“That a man lives is because he is straight. That a man who dupes others survives is because he has been fortunate enough to be spared.” ― Confucius

“Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.” ― Confucius, The Analects

“To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.” ― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius

“When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it--this is knowledge.” ― Confucius

“If you did not do so for the sake of riches, you must have done so for the sake of novelty.” ― Confucius

“Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.” ― Confucius

“Not to discuss with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man. To discuss with a man not worthy of conversation is to waste words. The wise

waste neither men nor words.” ― Confucius, The Analects

“There are some with whom we may study in common, but we shall find them unable to go along with us to principles. Perhaps we may go on with them to principles, but we shall find them unable to get established in those along with us. Or if we may get so established along with them, we shall find them unable to weigh occurring events along with us.” ― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius

“Everything has beauty but not everyone can see it” ― Confucius, Sayings of Confucius

“If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame.” ― Confucius

“Return good for good; return evil with justice.” ― Confucius

“Never tire to study. And to teach to others” ― Confucius

“To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?” ― Confucius

“those who understands is not better than those who appreciates, those who appreciates is not better than those who enjoys.” ― Confucius

“Where ever you go,go with all your heart.” ― Confucius

“The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.” ― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius

“Learning without thought is labor lost. Thought without learning is intellectual death.” ― Confucius

“In his dealings with the world, the gentleman is not invariably for or against anything. He is on the side of what is moral.” ― Confucius

“Tsze-Kung asked, “Is there one word with which to act in accordance throughout a lifetime?” The Master said, “Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.” ― Confucius, The Analects

“The Master said of Gong Yechang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of any crime.” The Master gave him his daughter in marriage.(Analects 5.1)” ― Confucius

“The Master said, “Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Poverty and disgrace are things that all people hate, and yet unless they are avoided in the proper way I will not despise them.

“If the gentleman abandons ren, how can he be worthy of that name? The gentleman does not violate ren even for the amount of time required to eat a meal. Even in times of urgency or distress, he does not depart from it.”(Analects 4.5)” ― Confucius

“The Master said, “The gentleman does not serve as a vessel.”(Analects 2.12)” ― Confucius

“Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.” ― Confucius

“A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present? If he reach the age of forty or fifty, and has not made himself heard of, then indeed he will not be worth being regarded with respect.” ― Confucius, The Analects of Confucius

“The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow

alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!”(Analects 6.11)” ― Confucius

“choose a job you love, and you'll never have to work a day in your life” ― Confucius

“Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth.” ― Confucius

“Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their persons were cultivated. Their persons being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their States were rightly governed. Their States being rightly governed, the whole kingdom was made tranquil and happy.” ― Confucius

“When the wise man points at the Moon, the idiot looks at the finger.” ― Confucius

“I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.” ― Confucius

“If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.” ― Confucius

“What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?” ― Confucius, The Analects

“By three methods may we learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.” ― Confucius

“A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself.”

― Confucius

“Let a ruler base his government upon virtuous principles, and he will be like the pole-star, which remains steadfast in its place, while all the host of stars turn towards it” ― Confucius

“He who is concerned only with the purity of his own life ruins the great human relations.” ― Confucius

“Don't look for a black cat in a dark room, especially if it is not there...” ― Confucius

“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.” ― Confucius

“Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow - therein is happiness. Wealth and rank attained through immoral means are nothing but drifting clouds.” ― Confucius, The Analects

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.” ― Confucius

“It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.ConfuciusThis is a major problem in America, where greed, power, and money are the highest value. This creates a paranoia atmosphere. I mention this all the time, but first time I have ever seen it.” ― Confucius

“There is never a case when the root is in order and yet the branches are in order” ― Confucius

“If you know, recognize that you know. If you don't know, realize that you don't know. That is knowledge.” ― Confucius

“If you don't know, recognize that you don't know. If you know, acknowledge that you know. That is knowledge.” ― Confucius