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.
She who is born with beauty is born with a sorrow for many a man.
If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music?
Study as if you have not reached your goal - hold it as if you were afraid of losing what you have.
A youth is to be regarded with respect.
There is only one thing in life which never changes, and it is change.
place where man laughs, sings, picks flowers, chases butterflies and pets birds, makes love with maidens, and plays with children. Here he spontaneously reveals his nature, the base as well as the noble. Here also he buries his sorrows and difficulties and cherishes his ideals and hopes. It is in the garden that men discover themselves. Indeed one discovers not only his real self but also his ideal self?he returns to his youth. Inevitably the garden is made the scene of man's merriment, escapades, romantic abandonment, spiritual awakening or the perfection of his finer self.
Every thoughtful pin on pinterest has beauty. But not everyone can see.
To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?
Character is the backbone of our human culture. Music is the flowering of character.
Learning without thought is labour lost.
In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others.
You can successfully force people to follow a certain course, but you cannot force them to understand it.
The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost.
A reasonable man adjusts himself to the world. An unreasonable man expects the world to adjust itself to him. Therefore all progress is made by unreasonable people.
A man who does not forget an agreement is resolved and honorable man.
There may be men who act without understanding why. I do not. To listen much, pick out the good and follow it; to see much and ponder it: this comes next to understanding.
Love is like a spice. It can sweeten your life - however, it can spoil it, too.
To err and not reform, this may indeed be called error.
Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.
A gentleman can see a question from all sides without bias. The small man is biased and can see a question only from one side.