The Teachings of Confucius
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself.
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change....
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
Study the past, if you would divine the future.
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
The object of the superior man is truth.
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself.
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change....
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
Study the past, if you would divine the future.
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
The object of the superior man is truth.
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
Read to free your mind from mental slavery.
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