1,153 Quotes by Confucius

The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat.

A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.

The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.

They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.

One dedicated worker is worth a thousand slaves.

Those who make virtue their profession are the ruin of virtue.

A gentleman, in his plans, thinks of the Way; he does not think how he is going to make a living. Even farming sometimes has a shortage; and even learning may incidentally bring a salary. A gentleman is concerned with the progress of the Way; he is not anxious about poverty.

Shall I tell you what knowledge is? It is to know both what one knows and what one does not know.

Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption.