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.”
#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.”
#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?”
#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.”
#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.”