Confucius Quotes

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  A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.

  Confucius

  Men, Great Men, Small Man

  416 Copy

• A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.

  Confucius

  Men

  362 Copy

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

  Confucius

  Practice, Essentials, Useless

  98 Copy

• I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.

  Confucius

  Gratitude, Men, Shoes

  160 Copy

• The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  497 Copy
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  Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  1129 Copy

• Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed.

  Confucius

  Simple, What Matters, Focus

  229 Copy

• The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

  Confucius

  Cat, Dark, Black

  180 Copy

• Tell people - and they may forget...
  show them - they may remember...
  but involve them and they will understand.

  Confucius

  People, May, Remember

  189 Copy

• All the darkness in the world can't put out the light of one candle.

  Confucius

  Light, Darkness, World

  119 Copy

• Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb.

  Confucius

  Adventure, Mountain, Climbs

  37 Copy
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  It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

  483 Copy

• As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Change, Wise

  81 Copy

• The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.

  Confucius

  Archer, Missing, Doe

  69 Copy

• Happiness does not consist in having what you want, but in wanting what you have

  Confucius

  Doe, Finding Happiness, Want

  175 Copy

• When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.

  Confucius

  Wise, Moon, Men

  27 Copy

• Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

  Confucius

  Motivational, Wisdom, Buddhist

  273 Copy

• Table your mistakes, learn from them, then move on.

  Confucius

  Mistake, Moving, Tables

  25 Copy

• Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.

  Confucius

  Roots, Branches, Care

  107 Copy

• He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail

  Confucius

  Trying, Failing

  53 Copy

• Don't curse the darkness, light a candle.

  Confucius

  Light, Darkness, Curse

  248 Copy

• Every house guest brings you happiness. Some when they arrive, and some when they are leaving

  Confucius

  House, Leaving, House Guests

  50 Copy

• 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

  Wise, Wisdom, Attitude

  "Words of Wisdom to Live By". Book by Alfred Armand Montapert, 1986.

  363 Copy

• A wise man has dignity without pride; a fool has pride without dignity.

  Confucius

  Wise, Pride, Men

  68 Copy

• An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.

  Confucius

  Orchids, Appreciate, Forests

  414 Copy

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