What is the best Confucius quote?

"By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest." - Confucius

What are some Confucius quotes?

"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart." "Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it." "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop." - Confucius

What are some short Confucius quotes?

"He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions." "If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake." "Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated." - Confucius

How many quotes did Confucius wrote?

The author Confucius wrote around 374 of quotes.

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When anger rises, think of the consequences.

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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.

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Riches and honor are what everyone desires, but if they can be gained only by doing evil, they must not be held. Don’t worry about not being in office, worry about qualifying yourself for office. Don’t worry that no one knows you, but seek to be worthy of being known.

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Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

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Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous.

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The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

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Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.

We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves.

No lake so still but it has its wave. No circle so perfect but that it has its blur. I would change things for you if I could; As I can’t you must take them as they are.

If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one’s entire life, perhaps it would be ’thoughtfulness.

Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance.

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.

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

Shall I teach you what knowledge? When you know a thing, say that you know it; when you do not know a thing, admit that you do not know it. That is knowledge.

True goodness springs from a man’s own heart. All men are born good.

The funniest people are the saddest once.

He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.

Behind every smile there’s teeth.

The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.

What you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others.

Charity, like the sun, brightens every object on which it shines.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

He who chases two rabbits, catches none.

The man who thinks he can and the man who thinks he can't are both right.

He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

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When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

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Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

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A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.

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If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.

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Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.

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Study the past if you want to define the future.

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It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.

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Plantie is a very strong Protestant, that is to say, he's against all churches, especially the Protestant: and he thinks a lot of Buddha, Karma and Confucius. He is also a bit of an anarchist and three or four years ago he took up Einstein and vitamins.

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وهو يؤمن بأن الحكومة إنما أنشئت لخدمة الشعب وليس العكس. وأن الحاكم يجب أن تكون عنده قيم أخلاقية ومثل عليا . ومن الحكم التي اتخذها كونفوشيوس قاعدة لسلوكه تلك الحكمة القديمة التي تقول : "أحب لغيرك ما تحب لنفسك

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There is a certain proper and luxurious way of lying in bed. Confucius, that great artist of life, "never lay straight" in bed, "like a corpse", but always curled up on one side. I believe one of the greatest pleasures of life is to curl up one's legs in bed. The posture of the arms is also very important, in order to reach the greatest degree of aesthetic pleasure and mental power. I believe the best posture is not lying flat on the bed, but being upholstered with big soft pillows at an angle of thirty degrees with either one arm or both arms placed behind the back of one's head.