1,153 Quotes by Confucius

What is most needed for learning is a humble mind.

The most beautiful sight in the world is a little child going confidently down the road of life after you have shown him the way.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone might be looking. Hear and you forget, see and you remember, do and you understand.

The sun and moon shine on all without partiality.

I live in a very small house, but my windows look out on a very large world.

The higher type of man clings to virtue, the lower type of man clings to material comfort. The higher type of man cherishes justice, the lower type of man cherishes the hope of favors to be received.

Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly

I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.