1,153 Quotes by Confucius

Justice is like the north star, which is fixed, and all the rest revolve about it.

He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.

Expect much from yourself and little from others and you will avoid incurring resentments

The injury of prodigality leads to this, that he who will not economize will have to agonize.

If you would one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day.

The Master said, I set my heart on the Way, base myself on virtue, lean upon benevolence for support and take my recreation in the arts.

Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.

A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.

Charity is that rational and constant affection which makes us sacrifice ourselves to the human race, as if we were united with it, so as to form one individual, partaking equally in its adversity and prosperity.