1,153 Quotes by Confucius

Man is born with uprightness. If one loses it, he will be lucky if he escapes with his life.

There has never been a man mean and at the same time virtuous.

Not to mend one's ways when one has erred is to err indeed.

What the great learning teaches, is to illustrate illustrious virtue; to renovate the people; and to rest in the highest excellence.

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?

Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

If I do not participate in the sacrifice, it is as if I did not sacrifice at all.

It's only in winter that the pine and cypress are known to be evergreens.

When you serve your mother and father it is okay to try to correct them once in a while. But if you see that they are not going to listen to you, keep your respect for them and don't distance yourself from them. Work without complaining.