1,153 Quotes by Confucius

Who expects to be able to go out of a house except by the door? How is it then that no one follows this Way of ours?

Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface.

Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.

Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

The man who loves his job never works a day in his life.

Look closely into his aims, observe the means by which he pursues them, discover what brings him content - and can the man's real worth remain hidden from you?

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

If a man sets his heart on benevolence he will be free from evil.

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