1,153 Quotes by Confucius

If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one’s entire life, perhaps it would be ’thoughtfulness.

They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom.

We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves.

No lake so still but it has its wave. No circle so perfect but that it has its blur. I would change things for you if I could; As I can’t you must take them as they are.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.

No lake so still but it has its wave. No circle so perfect but that it has its blur. I would change things for you if I could. As I can't you must take them as they are.

We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.

The invariable mark of wisdom is to see the miraculous in the common.