Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
men water people
The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!” (Analects 6.11)
horse mouths four
Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth.
men persistence physicians
A man without persistence will never make a good shaman or a good physician.
men benevolence benevolent
What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?
people good-people demand
The demands that good people make are upon themselves; Those that bad people make are upon others.
strong giving-up progress
It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up...
animal people littles
Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.
wise fear anxiety
The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.
fashion practice joy
The Master said, “To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned—is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from afar—is this not a joy? To remain unrecognized by others and yet remain free of resentment—is this not the mark of the gentleman?” (Analects 1.1)
mistake life-mistakes ifs
If I understand Change, I shall make no great mistake in Life
home men teach-a-man-to-fish
Give a man a fish, feed home for a day. Teach a man to fish, feed for a lifetime.
people worry joy
To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?
heart kingdoms sincere
Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their persons were cultivated. Their persons being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their States were rightly governed. Their States being rightly governed, the whole kingdom was made tranquil and happy.
done want lifetime
Tsze-Kung asked, “Is there one word with which to act in accordance throughout a lifetime?” The Master said, “Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.