1,153 Quotes by Confucius

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

roads were made for journeys not destinations

If names are not correct, then language is not in accord with the truth of things. If language is not in accord with the truth of things, then affairs cannot be carried out successfully.

Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.

Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.

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

If you lead the people with correctness, who will dare not be correct?

Virtue is the strong stem of man's nature, and music is the blossoming of virtue.

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