Confucian Quotes

• To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Change

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• He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.

  Confucius

  Successful, Intelligent, Chinese

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.253, Courier Corporation

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• If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere - although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.

  Confucius

  Men, Parent, Mind

  Confucius (2012). “The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide”, p.7, BookCaps Study Guides

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• Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Thank You, Kindness

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• What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

  Confucius

  Character, Men, Chinese

  Confucius, William Jennings, Epiphanius Wilson (1983). “The wisdom of Confucius”, Random House Value Pub

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• Respect yourself and others will respect you.

  Confucius

  Life, Respect, Self Esteem

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• Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame.

  Confucius

  Wise, Mistake, Failure

  Confucius, James Legge (1893). “Confucian Analects: The Great Learning, and The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.162, Courier Corporation

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• Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.

  Confucius

  Integrity, Men, Fire

  Confucius (2009). “The Confucian Analects, the Great Learning & the Doctrine of the Mean”, p.304, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Study the past if you would define the future. --CONFUCIUS

  Steve Berry

  Moving Forward, Past, Study

  Steve Berry (2010). “The Emperor's Tomb (with bonus short story The Balkan Escape): A Novel”, p.7, Ballantine Books

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

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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• Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.

  Confucius

  Chinese, Fine Words, Vices

  James Legge, Confucius, Mencius, Shih ching (1867). “The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius”, p.117

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

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Life

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

  Confucius

  Happiness, Wise, Men

  Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company

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• Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

  Confucius

  Educational, Past, Study

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• He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.

  Confucius

  Stars, Mean, Exercise

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.145, Courier Corporation

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• Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

  Confucius

  Karma, Revenge, Philosophy

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• I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Motivational, Positive

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

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius “The Analects”, W. W. Norton & Company

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  Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Happiness, Graduation

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• The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.

  Confucius

  Men, Safety, Chinese

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius,

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• By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.318, Courier Corporation

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• He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Success

  Confucius, Mencius, Ssǔ shu, Wu king, Shu Ching (1861). “The Chinese Classics”, p.148

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• Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

  Confucius

  Education, Wise, Clever

  Confucius (2014). “Confucian Analects”, p.9, Simon and Schuster

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• Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.

  Confucius

  Stars, Ignorance, Knowledge

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