Confucius Quotes

5th-century BCE Chinese philosopher and politician

Confucius (traditionally 28 September 551 B.C. – 479 B.C.) was a Chinese social philosopher, whose teachings deeply influenced East Asian life and thought. "Confucius" is a latinization of the Chinese 孔夫子, Kong Fu Zi or K'ung-fu-tzu, literally "Master Kong", but he is usually referred to in China with a simpler version of this honorific as 孔子, Kongzi, or Kǒng Zǐ.

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Native Name: 孔夫子

Alternative Names: Confucio • Konfuzius • Cheu-kong • Chung-ni • Cong-tse • K'ung Chung-ni • K'ung Fu-tse • K'ung-fu-tzu • K'ung-tzu • Kong Fu Zi • Kong Fuzi • Kong Qiu • Kong Zhongni • Kongfuzi • Kongqiu • Kongzi • Kung Chung-ni • Kung Fu Tzu • Kung Fu-tse • Kungfutse • Zhongni

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By the ruler's cultivation of his own character, the duties of universal obligation are set forth. By honoring men of virtue and talents, he is preserved from errors of judgment.

عندما يصبح الأسياد فقراء فإنهم يحافظون على فضيلتهم، أما عندما يصبح الرجال العاديون فقراء فإنهم يتصرفون بشكل معاكس للفضيلة

君子不重則不威，學則不固。主忠信。無友不如己者。過則勿憚改。

To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

Truth does not depart from human nature. If what isregarded as truth departs from human nature, it maynot be regarded as truth.

He who studies but does not think is lost; he who thinks but does not study is dangerous.

There is nothing more real than what cannot be seen and there is nothing more certain than what cannot be heard.

The Master said, “To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned — is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from afar — is this not a joy? To remain unrecognized by others and yet remain free of resentment — is this not the mark of the gentleman?”
(Analects 1.1)

The faults of the superior man are like the eclipses of the sun and moon. He has his faults, and all men see them; he changes, and all men look up to him.

There is no body but eats and drinks. But they are few who can distinguish flavors.

Cuando veas un hombre bueno, trata de imitarle; cuando veas a uno malo, examínate a ti mismo

Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their persons were cultivated. Their persons being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their States were rightly governed. Their States being rightly governed, the whole kingdom was made tranquil and happy.

君子無所爭、必也射乎、揖譲而升下、而飲、其爭也君子。

The Master said, “When you meet persons of exceptional character think to stand shoulder to shoulder with them; meeting persons of little character, look inward and examine yourself.