Confucius Quotes

Biography: Confucius is known for being a prominent Chinese philosopher whose tea... more Biography: Confucius is known for being a prominent Chinese philosopher whose teachings greatly influenced East Asian life and thought. Born in 551 BCE, he emphasized personal and governmental morality, correctness of social relationships, justice, and sincerity. His ideas were later compiled by his disciples into the Analects. less

"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.""When anger rises, think of the consequences.""If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.""He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against.""Silence is a true friend who never betrays.""The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.""Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.""Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.""He who will not economize will have to agonize.""The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute. The man who does not ask is a fool for life.""To love a thing means wanting it to live.""When you see a good person, think of becoming like them.""He who learns, but does not think, is lost!""Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.""The object of the superior man is truth.""Reviewing the old and deducing the new makes a teacher.""To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.""Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.""It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.""To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge."

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