1,153 Quotes by Confucius

Give me a few more years so that I am studying at fifty, and surely I may avoid major errors.

He who studies but does not think is lost; he who thinks but does not study is dangerous.

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?

If things far away don’t concern you, you’ll soon mourn things close at hand.

Study the past if you would define the future.

If your desire is for good, the people will be good.

Nothing is more visible than things hidden; Nothing is more manifest than things minute; Therefore, the superior man should be aware of his aloneness

If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.