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
