Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
men speech sincerity
The superior man * * * in regard to his speech * * * is anxious that it should be sincere.
firsts sincerity faithfulness
Faithfulness and sincerity first of all.
law punishment people
If the people be led by laws, and uniformity sought to be given them by punishments, they will try to avoid the punishment, but have no sense of shame.
honesty men speak
The man of upright life is obeyed before he speaks.
men goodness born
All men are born good.
men people progress
A reasonable man adjusts himself to the world. An unreasonable man expects the world to adjust itself to him. Therefore all progress is made by unreasonable people.
injury economy
The injury of prodigality leads to this, that he who will not economize will have to agonize.
adversity sacrifice race
Charity is that rational and constant affection which makes us sacrifice ourselves to the human race, as if we were united with it, so as to form one individual, partaking equally in its adversity and prosperity.
stars moral authority
He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains in place while all the lesser stars do homage to it.
pigs riches fool
The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat.
slave dedicated thousand
One dedicated worker is worth a thousand slaves.
doe knows
Shall I tell you what knowledge is? It is to know both what one knows and what one does not know.
regret mean men
The superior man accords with the course of the Mean. Though he may be all unknown, unregarded by the world, he feels no regret - It is only the sage who is able for this.
men desire doe
The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this.