1,153 Quotes by Confucius

The gods should certainly be revered, but kept at a distance... . The way is not beyond man; he who creates a way outside of man cannot make it a true way. A good man is content with changing man, and that is enough for him.

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

If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.

To think twice is quite enough.

To know it is not as good as to love it, and to love it is not as good as to take delight in it.

If you don't know how to serve men, why worry about serving the gods?

Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.