Confucius (/kənˈfjuːʃəs/ kən-FEW-shəs; 551 BC – 479 BC) was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.
When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.
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.
It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.
The funniest people are the saddest once
The superior person is calm and composed; the lesser person is continuously worried and distressed.
A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says; nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.
The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man.
Gentlemen should not waste their time on trivial games -- they should play go[3]
When strict with oneself, one rarely fails.
Only after Winter comes do we know that the pine and the cypress are the last to fade.
Straight-forwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness.
Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors
Not too isolated, not too many relationships, the middle, that's wisdom.
A happy union with wife and child is like the music of lutes and harps.
The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit. ” (Analects 4. 16)
The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra. The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me you don't have to see the whole staircase, just take the first step the man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
When the multitude detests a man, inquiry is necessary; when the multitude likes a man, inquiry is equally necessary.
Expect much from yourself and little from others and you will avoid incurring resentments
We should worship as though the deity were present.
It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up.