Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
ability distressed man superior
The superior man is distressed by his want of ability
chinese-philosopher gaining methods second third
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
begins journey miles single thousand
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
apply confess essence ignorance knowledge
The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
animals differs mankind people throw
Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.
force impossible knowing words
Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.
arm bent joy midst pillow rice water
With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow -- I have still joy in the midst of all these things.
blossoming music stem strong virtue
Virtue is the strong stem of man's nature, and music is the blossoming of virtue.
courage principle
To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle
courage
To see what is right and not to do it, is want of courage.
wish do-unto-others
Do unto others as you wish others do unto you.
strong fall mean
Being strong does not mean that you never fall down, but that whenever you fall, you get up again.
journey destination made
roads were made for journeys not destinations
remember divine
Remember even when alone, that the divine is everywhere.