Confucius Quotes - Page 34

• If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.

  Confucius

  Anger, Men, Blame

  Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.1141, Delphi Classics

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• Even if I could, I would not exahnge their virtues for my own. And that is why they are intent on learning from me.

  Confucius

  Virtue, My Own, If I Could

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• While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead...While you do not know life, how can you know about death

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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• The wise men of antiquity, when they wished to make the whole world peaceful and happy, first put their own States into proper order. Before putting their States into proper order, they regulated their own families. Before regulating their families, they regulated themselves. Before regulating themselves, they tried to be sincere in their thoughts. Before being sincere in their thoughts, they tried to see things exactly as they really were.

  Confucius

  Wise, Reality, Men

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• To study and at times practice what one has learned, is this not a pleasure?

  Confucius

  Practice, Study, Pleasure

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• If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfil the requirements of that name?

  Confucius

  Men, Names, Virtue

  Confucius, Mencius (1861). “The Chinese Classics”

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• One who will study for three years. Without thought of reward. Would be hard indeed to find.

  Confucius

  Years, Would Be, Three

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• When three persons work together, each can be the teacher in some aspects

  Confucius

  Teacher, Working Together, Three

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• One who has accumulated virtue will certainly also possess eloquence; but he who has eloquence doe not necessarily possess virtue.

  Confucius

  Doe, Virtue, Eloquence

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• Only the supremely wise and the ignorant do not alter.

  Confucius

  Wise, Ignorant

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• If the search for riches were sure to be successful, though I should become a groom with a whip in my hand to get them, I will do so. As the search may not be successful, I will follow after that which I love.

  Confucius

  Successful, Hands, May

  Confucius, Mencius, Ssǔ shu, Wu king, Shu Ching (1861). “The Chinese Classics”

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• To throw oneself into strange teachings is quite dangerous.

  Confucius

  Teaching, Strange, Dangerous

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius,

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• I never really said all those things I said

  Confucius

  Said

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• There are three things which the superior man guards against. In youth ... lust. When he is strong ... quarrelsomeness. When he is old ... covetousness.

  Confucius

  Strong, Men, Lust

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• By the ruler's cultivation of his own character there is set up the example of the course which all should pursue.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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• But if you do not have the Tao yourself, what business have you spending your time in vain efforts to bring corrupt politicians into the right path?

  Confucius

  Business, Effort, Taoism

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• Heaven is author of the virtue that is in me

  Confucius

  Heaven, Human Nature, Virtue

  Confucius (1979). “Lunyu”

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• An angry person is always full of poison.

  Confucius

  Poison, Persons, Angry

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• The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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• Straight-forwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness.

  Confucius

  Clever, Rudeness, Propriety

  Confucius (2012). “The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide”, p.68, BookCaps Study Guides

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• Chi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. Twice would have been quite enough.

  Confucius

  Thinking, Three, Action

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• The whole end of speech is to be understood.

  Confucius

  Chinese, Speech, Ends

  Confucius (1909). “The Sayings of Confucius”

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• What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?

  Confucius

  Men, Benevolence, Benevolent

  Confucius (1992). “Confucius: The Analects”

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• All things are nourished together without their injuring one another. The courses of the seasons, and of the sun and moon, are pursued without any collision among them. The smaller energies are like river currents; the greater energies are seen in mighty transformations. It is this which makes heaven and earth so great.

  Confucius

  Moon, Rivers, Heaven

  Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.4, Delphi Classics

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• Bird in hand makes it harder to blow nose.

  Confucius

  Blow, Hands, Bird

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