A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions
– Confucius

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it
– Confucius

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without
– Confucius

By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart
– 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

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life
– Confucius

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire
– Confucius

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it
– Confucius

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger
– Confucius

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good
– Confucius

Heaven means to be one with God
– Confucius

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles
– Confucius

I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand
– Confucius

I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being
– Confucius

If we don’t know life, how can we know death?
– Confucius

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the peope
– Confucius

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop
– Confucius

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love… All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get
– Confucius

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall
– Confucius

Respect yourself and others will respect you
– Confucius

Silence is a true friend who never betrays
– Confucius

Things that are done, it is needless to speak about.things that are past, it is needless to blame
– Confucius

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it
– Confucius

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness
– Confucius

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression
– Confucius

When anger rises, think of the consequences
– Confucius

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps
– Confucius

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them
– Confucius

Wherever you go, go with all your heart
– Confucius

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men
– Confucius