Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
greatness men heaven
Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that, were the superior man to speak of his way in all its greatness, nothing in the world would be found able to embrace it, and were he to speak of it in its minuteness, nothing in the world would be found able to split it.
archer men missing
In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.
wealth
Never seek illicit wealth.
scrapbooking
A picture is poem without words.
learning goal losing
Study as if you have not reached your goal - hold it as if you were afraid of losing what you have.
greatness men perfect
How great is the path proper to the Sage! Like overflowing water, it sends forth and nourishes all things, and rises up to the height of heaven. All-complete is its greatness! It embraces the three hundred rules of ceremony, and the three thousand rules of demeanor. It waits for the proper man, and then it is trodden. Hence it is said, 'Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.'
sincerity given instruction
When we have intelligence resulting from sincerity, this condition is to be ascribed to nature; when we have sincerity resulting from intelligence, this condition is to be ascribed to instruction. But given the sincerity, and there shall be the intelligence; given the intelligence, and there shall be the sincerity.
justice-for-all justice chinese
Justice for All in the World
guests vices masters
The vices come as passengers, visit us as guest and stay as masters.
settling hundred difficulty
Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.
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.
learning faithful way
The really faithful lover of learning holds fast to the Good Way till death.
learning two able
When I walk along with two others, from at least one I will be able to learn.
reflection mirrors objects
The mirror reflects all objects without being sullied