Confucius Quotes - Page 28

• I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.

  Confucius

  Men, Goes On, Deeds

  Confucius (1979). “Lunyu”

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• Of all that Heaven produces and nourishes, there is none so great as man.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius (2005). “The Ethics of Confucius”, p.157, Cosimo, Inc.

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• The requisites of government are that there be sufficiency of food, sufficiency of military equipment, and the confidence of the people in their ruler.

  Confucius

  Military, Government, People

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.254, Courier Corporation

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• The Master said, "A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present."

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Teacher, Past

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius (Book Two, Section 2.11),

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• Never seek illicit wealth.

  Confucius

  Chinese, Wealth

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• All men are born good.

  Confucius

  Men, Goodness, Born

  Confucius (1907). “The Sayings of Confucius”

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• To be fond of learning is to draw close to wisdom. To practice with vigor is to draw close to benevolence. To know the sense of shame is to draw close to courage. He who knows these three things knows how to cultivate his own character. Knowing how to cultivate his own character, he knows how to govern other men. Knowing how to govern other men, he knows how to govern the world, its states, and its families.

  Confucius

  Character, Men, Practice

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• A happy union with wife and child is like the music of lutes and harps.

  Confucius

  Children, Wife, Unions

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• To give oneself ernestly to securing righteousness and justice among the people, and while respecting the gods and demons, to keep aloof from them, that may be called wisdom.

  Confucius

  People, Giving, Justice

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• The gentleman desires to be halting in speech but quick in action.

  Confucius

  Gentleman, Desire, Speech

  Confucius (1979). “Lunyu”

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• There is nothing impossible in all the world except that the heart of man is wanting in resolution.

  Confucius

  Motivational, Heart, Men

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• Who heeds not the future will find sorrow at hand

  Confucius

  Future, Hands, Sorrow

  Confucius (2012). “The Analects”, p.93, Courier Corporation

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• Don't be concerned about others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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• Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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• To be excellent when engaged in administration is to be like the North Star. As it remains in its one position, all the other stars surround it.

  Confucius

  Stars, Administration, Excellent

  Confucius (1950). “The Best of Confucius”

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• The Master said of Gong Yechang, “He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of any crime.” The Master gave him his daughter in marriage. (Analects 5.1)

  Confucius

  Daughter, Criminals, Facts

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• If a man sets his heart on benevolence he will be free from evil.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Inspiring, Heart

  Confucius (1979). “Lunyu”

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• You can successfully force people to follow a certain course, but you cannot force them to understand it.

  Confucius

  People, Force, Certain

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• If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.

  Confucius

  Names, Language, Rectification

  Confucius (2012). “The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide”, BookCaps Study Guides

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• When frying small fish, disturb them little.

  Confucius

  Littles, Fishes, Frying

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• To err and not reform, this may indeed be called error.

  Confucius

  Errors, Reform, May

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• Exemplary people concern themselves with virtue,
  small people concern themselves with territory. The ruling class
  thinks of punishment, the lower classes hope for benevolence.

  Confucius

  Thinking, Punishment, Class

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• Ceremonies are the first thing to be attended to in the practice of government.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.1042, Delphi Classics

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• A gentleman can withstand hardships; it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.

  Confucius

  Hate, Men, Feet

  Confucius, Arthur Waley (1949). “The Analects of Confucius”, Routledge

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• A gentleman considers what is right; the vulgar consider what will pay.

  Confucius

  Gentleman, Pay, Vulgar

  Confucius (1909). “The Sayings of Confucius”

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