Confucianism Quotes - Page 2

• Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established

  Confucius

  Life, Success, Wise

  Confucius (2005). “The Ethics of Confucius”, p.99, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it.

  Confucius

  Truth, Knowledge, Equal

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

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• I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.

  Confucius

  Dignity, Virtue, Hated

  Confucius (2016). “The Analects”, p.18, Open Road Media

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• Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Thank You, Kindness

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• Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

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• Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.

  Confucius

  Character, Men, Superior Man

  Confucius (2013). “Doctrine of The Mean (or How to Achieve Equilibrium)”, p.3, e-artnow

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• There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute.

  Confucius

  Character, Secret, Minutes

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.384, Courier Corporation

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• In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.

  Confucius

  Archer, Character, Men

  Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.28, Delphi Classics

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• I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

  Confucius

  Life, Success, Smart

  Confucius (2005). “The Ethics of Confucius”, p.80, Cosimo, Inc.

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• Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself.

  Confucius

  Character, Men, Self

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.418, Courier Corporation

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• Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior man dares not but exert himself; and if, in his words, he has any excess, he dares not allow himself such license.

  Confucius

  Character, Men, Practice

  Confucius (2016). “Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)”, p.28, Delphi Classics

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• The Superior Man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he ascends to his position, bowing in deference. Descending, he drinks the ritual cup.

  Confucius

  Character, Men, Archery

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius,

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• To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.

  Confucius

  Learning, Knowledge, Thinking

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius,

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• I regard monotheism as the greatest disaster ever to befall the human race. I see no good in Judaism, Christianity, or Islam - good people, yes, but any religion based on a single, well, frenzied and virulent god, is not as useful to the human race as, say, Confucianism, which is not a religion but an ethical and educational system.

  Gore Vidal

  Educational, Race, People

  "At Home: Essays 1982-1988". Book by Gore Vidal (Appendix), 1988.

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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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• They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

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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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• 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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• The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.

  Confucius

  Giving Up, Powerful, Character

  "The Analects". Book by Confucius,

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• When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Leadership, Teamwork

  c.479 BC The Analects.

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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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• To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

  Confucius

  Love, Inspirational, Funny

  Confucius (2013). “Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean”, p.154, Courier Corporation

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

  Confucius

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

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• The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.

  Confucius

  Wise, Character, Men

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