1,153 Quotes by Confucius

To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.

Heaven is author of the virtue that is in me

Things that are done, it is needless to speak about; things that are past it is needless to blame.

A gentleman can see a question from all sides without bias. The small man is biased and can see a question only from one side.

The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease.

The strength of a nation is derived from the integrity of its homes

Do not treat others as you yourself would not be treated.

The way of Heaven and Earth may be completely declared in one sentence: They are without any doubleness, and so they produce things in a manner that is unfathomable.

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