1,153 Quotes by Confucius

If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfil the requirements of that name?

Men do not stumble over mountains, but over mole hills.

A disciple having asked for a definition of charity, the Master said LOVE ONE ANOTHER.

Woman is the masterpiece.

The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him.

The person who is not strong enough gives up at the halfway point - but you are limiting yourself before even starting.

When people are educated, the distinction between classes disappears.

I'd rather die for speaking out, than to live and be silent.

Every piece of marble has a statue in it waiting to be released by a person of sufficient skill to chip away the unnecessary parts. Just as the sculptor is to the marble, so is education to the soul. It releases it. For only educated people are free people. You cannot create a statue by smashing the marble with a hammer, and you cannot by the force of arms release the spirit or the soul of people.