1,153 Quotes by Confucius

The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

A father's and a mother's age must be borne in mind; with joy on the one hand, fear on the other.

Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.

A gentleman wishes to be slow to speak and quick to act.

He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity

Good is no hermit. It has ever neighbors.

He who is really kind, can never be unhappy

There may be men who act without understanding why. I do not. To listen much, pick out the good and follow it; to see much and ponder it: this comes next to understanding.

Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior man dares not but exert himself; and if, in his words, he has any excess, he dares not allow himself such license.