1,153 Quotes by Confucius

Kong Qiu, or Master Kong as he was known, did not live to see his days of glory. During his lifetime, his views were received with scorn. But that was about two thousand five hundred years ago. A handful of his dedicated followers passed on Confucius' teachings to future generations. After Confucius' death, his followers published his teachings in the book, The Analects of Confucius.

The Master said, At fifteen I set my heart upon learning. At thirty, I had planted my feet firm upon the ground. At forty, I no longer suffered from perplexities. At fifty, I knew what were the biddings of Heaven. At sixty, I heard them with docile ear. At seventy, I could follow the dictates of my own heart; for what I desired no longer overstepped the boundaries of righ.

If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.

If I hold up one corner of a square and the student cannot workout the other three for himself, I won't go any further.

I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.

Reading without thinking will confuse you.Thinking without reading will place you in danger.

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!

There are three things to beware of through life: when a man is young, let him beware of his appetites; when he is middle-aged, of his passions; and when old, of covetousness, especially.

He who cannot describe the problem will never find the solution to that problem.