Confucius Quotes

The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of truthfulness.

The Master is cordial yet stern, awe-inspiring yet not fierce and respectful yet at ease.

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician.

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"Confucius said, "When good government prevails in the empire, ceremonies, music, and punitive military expeditions proceed from the son of Heaven. When bad government prevails in the empire, ceremonies, music, and punitive military expeditions proceed from the princes. When these things proceed from the princes, as a rule, the cases will be few in which they do not lose their power in ten generations. When they proceed from the great officers of the princes, as a rule, the case will be few in which they do not lose their power in five generations. When the subsidiary ministers of the great officers hold in their grasp the orders of the state, as a rule the cases will be few in which they do not lose their power in three generations. When right principles prevail in the kingdom, government will not be in the hands of the great officers. When right principles prevail in the kingdom, there will be no discussions among the common people."
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It doesn't matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop

Never tire to study. And to teach to others

The nobler type of man is broad-minded and not prejudiced. The inferior man is prejudiced and not broad-minded.

It is not truth that makes man great, but man that makes truth great.

Ada yang mengukur hidup mereka dari hari dan tahun. Yang lain dengan denyut jantung, gairah, dan air mata. Tetapi ukuran sejati di bawah mentari adalah apa yang telah engkau lakukan dalam hidup ini untuk orang lain.

While they have not got their aims, their anxiety is how to get them. When they have got them, their anxiety is lest they should lose them.

he had four of the characteristics of a superior man: — in his conduct of himself, he was humble; in serving his superiors, he was respectful; in nourishing the people, he was kind; in ordering the people, he was just.

There are those who act without knowing; I will have none of this. To hear a lot, choose the good, and follow it, to see a lot and learn to recognize it: this is next knowledge.

People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.