1,153 Quotes by Confucius

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.

Study the past if you would divine the future.

It doesn’t matter how slow you go as long as you don’t stop.

The tongue must be heavy indeed, because so few people can hold it.

The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.

Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude.

There is no spectacle more agreeable than to observe an old friend fall from a rooftop.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising up every time we fall.

There are three things against which the wise man guards lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.