1,153 Quotes by Confucius

He who searches for evil, must first look at his own reflection.

It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there,what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?

Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.

There is one single thread binding my way together the way of the Master consists in doing one's best that is all

The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions.

Straightforwardness, without the rules of propriety, becomes rudeness.

In old days, men studied for the sake of self-improvement; nowadays men study in order to impress other people.

They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.