Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
inspirational teacher happy-new-year
If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.
chinese wish
What you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others.
kindness justice injury
Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.
achievement desire done
Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.
love inspirational funny
A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.
chinese computer-programming computer-language
Never hesitate to ask a lesser person.
past men hands
When a man comes to me, I accept him at his best, not at his worst. Why make so much ado? When a man washes his hands before paying a visit, and you receive him in that clean state, you do not thereby stand surety for his always having been clean in the past.
inspiring children years
If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children.
four prejudice masters
The Master was entirely free from four things: prejudice, foregone conclusions, obstinacy, and egoism.
inspirational life law
Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.
ignorance learning achievement
Some are born with knowledge, some derive it from study, and some acquire it only after a painful realization of their ignorance. But the knowledge being possessed, it comes to the same thing. Some study with a natural ease, some from a desire for advantages, and some by strenuous effort. But the achievement being made, it comes to the same thing.
friendship positive patience
Have no friends not equal to yourself.
would-be thoughtfulness standards
If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.
wise inspiration men
A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.