Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
spiritual silence silent
If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.
mind fifteen study
At fifteen my mind was directed to study, and at thirty I knew where to stand.
want done what-you-want
Do unto others what you want done unto you.
order law practice
Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order themselves harmoniously
inspirational life success
Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.
love inspirational funny
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
stars mean exercise
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
light darkness world
All the darkness in the world can't put out the light of one candle.
revenge blessing boredom
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.
men propriety
Let a man be stimulated by poetry, established by the rules of propriety, and perfected by music.
settling hundred difficulty
Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.
men helping-others humanity
A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.
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People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
goes-on may principles
There are some with whom we may study in common, but we shall find them unable to go along with us to principles. Perhaps we may go on with them to principles, but we shall find them unable to get established in those along with us. Or if we may get so established along with them, we shall find them unable to weigh occurring events along with us.