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.
The Master was entirely free from four things: prejudice, foregone conclusions, obstinacy, and egoism.
The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.
Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. To see it a person only needs to imagine how it could be worse.
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
Justice for All in the World
Wisdom delights in water; love delights in hills. Wisdom is stirring; love is quiet. Wisdom is merry; love grows old.
The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.
For benefits return benefits; for injuries return justice without any admixture of revenge.
When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.
Thought, unassisted by learning, is dangerous.
Some may study side by side, and yet be asunder when they come to the logic of things.
Never seek illicit wealth.
Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.
Benevolence is the characteristic element of humanity.
At fifteen, my mind was bent on learning. At thirty, I stood firm. At forty, I had no doubts. At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven. At sixty, my ear was receptive to truth. At seventy, I could follow my heart's desires without sin.
A ruthless man extends his ruthlessness from those he does not love to those he loves.
There are three marks of a superior man: being virtuous, he is free from anxiety; being wise, he is free from perplexity; being brave, he is free from fear.
Let a ruler base his government upon virtuous principles, and he will be like the pole-star, which remains steadfast in its place, while all the host of stars turn towards it
The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property.