Confucius Quotes - Page 7

• The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

  Confucius

  Life, Wisdom, Men

  Confucius (1986). “The Analects”, Hippocrene Books

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• 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

  Kindness, Honesty, Persistence

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• A scholar who loves comfort is not fit to be called a scholar.

  Confucius

  Change, Growth, Comfort

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  The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.

  Confucius

  People, Forever, Littles

  Confucius (1998). “The Analects”, Counterpoint LLC

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• Study the past, if you would divine the future.

  Confucius

  Change, Time, Philosophical

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• In old days men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people.

  Confucius

  Education, Men, Self

  Confucius (1973). “A book of heaven and the earth: stories from the Confucian analects”, Columbia Univ Pr

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• Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don't be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it.

  Confucius

  Loyalty, Spiritual, Mistake

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• Great is the man who can overcome the
  world, but greater still is the man who can
  overcome himself, for he will have the world
  spinning on the palm of his hand.

  Confucius

  Men, Hands, Overcoming

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• If you yourself desire establishment, then help others to get establishment; if you yourself want success, then help others to attain success.

  Confucius

  Helping Others, Desire, Want

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• Man shoot at nothing, sure to hit it.

  Confucius

  Men

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• If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

  Confucius

  Happiness, Wise, Men

  Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company

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• A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.

  Confucius

  Wise, Inspiration, Men

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• We can know a person by observing his behaviour, understanding the reasons for his actions and ascertaining his intentions. If we do this, how can we not know him?

  Confucius

  Life, Understanding, Behaviour

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• There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life -reciprocity.

  Confucius

  Kindness, Practice, May

  Confucius (1973). “A book of heaven and the earth: stories from the Confucian analects”, Columbia Univ Pr

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• When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.

  Confucius

  Self, Endeavor, Worthy

  As quoted in "Top 100 Power Verbs" by Michael Lawrence Faulkner, Michelle Faulkner-Lunsford, (p. 170), June 20, 2013.

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• Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface.

  Confucius

  Perfect, Water, Balance

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• Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.

  Confucius

  Music, Wisdom, Art

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• Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard.

  Confucius

  Loyalty, Trustworthy, Regard

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius,

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• 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

  Wise, Spiritual, People

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• To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude.

  Confucius

  Practice, Vitality, Vigor

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• If I cannot get men who steer a middle course to associate with, I would far rather have the impetuous and hasty. For the impetuous at any rate assert themselves.

  Confucius

  Men, Middle, Rate

  Confucius, Arthur Waley (1949). “The Analects of Confucius”, Routledge

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• If you did not do so for the sake of riches,You must have done so for the sake of novelty.

  Confucius

  Done, Sake, Riches

  Confucius (1986). “The Analects”, Hippocrene Books

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• By gaining the people, the kingdom is gained; by losing the people, the kingdom is lost.

  Confucius

  People, Kingdoms, Losing

  Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.20, Delphi Classics

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• When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession.

  Confucius

  Strong, Sex, Fighting

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• The superior man... does not set his mind either for or against anything, he will pursue whatever is right. The superior man thinks of virtue, the common man of comfort.

  Confucius

  Men, Thinking, Mind

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