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50 Confucius Quotes About Life & Love

List Of 50 Confucius Quotes About Life & Love:

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

#2 “Time flows away like the water in the river.”

#3 “The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.”

#4 “When a wise man points at the moon, the imbecile examines the finger.”

#5 “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”

#6 “To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.”

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

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

#9 “In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.”

#10 “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.”

#11 “Don’t do unto others what you don’t want done unto you.”

#12 “Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.”

#13 “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”

#14 “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 Quotes About Life & Love

#15 “Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.”

#16 “To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.”

#17 “Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.”

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

#19 “And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.”

#20 “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”

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

#22 “Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.”

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

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

#25 “The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?”Confucius Quotes About Life & Love

#26 “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.”

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

#28 “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.”

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

#30 “We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.”

#31 “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”

#32 “What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”

#33 “You cannot open a book without learning something.”

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

#35 “Silence is a true friend who never betrays.”Confucius Quotes About Life & Love

#36 “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.”

#37 “Respect yourself and others will respect you.”

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

#39 “To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.”

#40 “The funniest people are the saddest ones”

#41 “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”

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

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

#44 “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

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

#46 “He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”

#47 “Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”

#48 “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

#49 “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

#50 “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.”

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