Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
wisdom
To know that you know, and to know that you don't know - that is the real wisdom.
five generosity perfect practice virtue
To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
everywhere five generosity heaven perfect practice
To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
blossoming music stem strong virtue
Virtue is the strong stem of man's nature, and music is the blossoming of virtue.
continue failure remember unless wrong
To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it
heart
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart
inspirational knows quote-of-the-day seek worry worth
Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.
mean seeks superior
What the superior person seeks is in themselves. What the mean person seeks is in others.
ignorance moon night star
Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star
ignorance moon night
Ignorance is the night of mind, a night without moon or star.
practiced practices preach till
He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.
great happiness happy pains persuade
We take great pains to persuade other that we are happy than in to think so ourselves.
good others secure secured wishes
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
agonize economize
He who will not economize will have to agonize