Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
men confucianism superior-man
The superior man is all-embracing and not partial. The inferior man is partial and not all-embracing.
food cutting way
The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live.
happiness men confucianism
If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like?
fate today wheels
The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost.
mean
To love a thing means wanting it to live.
education practice confucianism
Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?
happiness being-yourself travel
And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.
honesty men
It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great.
failure moon reality
The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.
knows
To know and not do, is to not yet know.
life business philosophical
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
art truth anger
Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
thinking effort harmony
He who is harmony with Nature hits the mark without effort and apprehends the truth without thinking.
love inspirational funny
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.