Quotes by Confucius

“I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.”

“Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?”

“The cautious seldom err.”

“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”

“Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.”

“Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous.”

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

“To give ones self earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom.”

“Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.”

“The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.”

“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

“When you see a good person, think of becoming like him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.”