1,153 Quotes by Confucius

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

It is better to play than do nothing.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.

A gentleman considers what is right; the vulgar consider what will pay.

A blemish may be removed from a diamond by careful polishing, but evil words once spoken cannot be effaced.

The ideal teacher guides his students but does not pull them along; he urges them to go forward and does not suppress them; he opens the way but does not take them to the place.

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.