Quotes by Confucius

“When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.”

“The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.”

“Sincerity is the way of Heaven. The attainment of sincerity is the way of men.”

“He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.”

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

“Silence is the true friend that never betrays.”

“They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.”

“Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue”

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”

“The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.”

“To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it.”