950 Inspirational Confucius Quotes On Leadership (2023)
1. “Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.”
2. “The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.”
3. “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” ~ Confucius
4. “There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute.” — Confucius
5. “A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble at his door.” – Confucius
6. “It was by music that the ancient kings gave elegant expression to their joy. By their armies and axes they gave the same to their anger.”
7. “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.”
8. “The Path is not far from man. When men try to pursue a course, which is far from the common indications of consciousness, this course cannot be considered The Path.”
9. “There are three degrees of filial piety. The highest is being a credit to our parents, the second is not disgracing them, the lowest is being able simply to support them.”
10. “Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard.” Confucius
11. A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.” ― Confucius
12. “The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.” — Confucius
13. “It doesn’t matter how slow you go, as long as you don’t stop.” – Confucius
14. “A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.”
15. “Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
16. “I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.” Confucius
17. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.” Confucius
18. “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.”
19. “Words are the voice of the heart.”
20. “Dubai is a safe place, and I never came across anything to worry about.”
21. “The man who says he can, and the man who says he can not are both correct.”
22. “To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.”
23. “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius
24. “He who learns but does not think is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”
25. “The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.”
26. “Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.” Confucius
27. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. ” – Confucius
28. “He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.” ― Confucius
29. Silence is a true friend who never betrays.” – Confucius
30. “Choose a job you love and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius
31. “Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius
32. “Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.” — Confucius
33. “To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.” – Confucius
34. "It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop."— Confucius
35. “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” ~ Confucius
36. “Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude.” – Confucius
37. “Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.” ~ Confucius
38. “The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.”
39. “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” Confucius
40. “Everything has beauty but not everyone sees it.” Confucius
41. Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard. — Confucius
42. “Do not let a leader lead you on a bad path.”
43. “Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.” ― Confucius
44. “If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.”
45. “Silence is a true friend who never betrays.” ~ Confucius
46. “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”
47. “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” – Confucius
48. As Confucius said, our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we do.
49. “To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.” — Confucius
50. “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
51. “I slept and dreamt life is beauty, I woke and found life is duty.” — Confucius
52. “To put the world right in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.” – Confucius
53. “How transcendent is the virtue of the middle conduct! Rare for a long time has been its practice among the people.” — Confucius
54. “He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity”
55. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart!” -Confucius
56. “Do not let a leader lead you on a bad path.” — Confucius
57. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” Confucius
58. “Sincerity is the way of heaven.” — Confucius
59. “We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.”
60. If you want happiness for a year, inherit a fortune. If you want happiness for a lifetime, help someone else. – Confucius
61. “If you behave in the correct manner, what difficulties will you meet when in government service? If you are unable to behave in the correct manner, how can you possibly make sure that others behave in the correct manner?”
62. “I slept and dreamt life is beauty, I woke and found life is duty.” Confucius
63. “Everyone calls his son his son, whether he has talents or has not talents.”
64. “We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.” — Confucius
65. "It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” —Confucius"
66. “Anyone can find the switch after the lights are on.” — Confucius
67. "The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” – Confucius
68. “Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.”– Confucius
69. “Respect yourself and others will respect you.”—Confucius
70. “How can you love people without encouraging them? And how can you be loyal to people without educating them.” – Confucius, ‘The Analects’
71. “To learn something and rehearse it constantly, is this indeed not a pleasure?”
72. “Men’s natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart.”
73. “To be able, under all circumstances, to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue. These five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.”
74. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall. ” – Confucius
75. “The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it not having it, to confess your ignorance.”
76. “If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?” ~ Confucius
77. “First there must be order and harmony within your own mind. Then this order will spread to your family, then to the community, and finally to your entire kingdom. Only then can you have peace and harmony.” — Confucius
78. “Roads were made for journeys not destinations.”
79. “The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters.”
80. “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” ― Confucius
81. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
82. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius
83. “To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.”
84. “When a person should be spoken with, and you don’t speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn’t be spoken with and you speak to them, you waste your breath. The wise do not lose people, nor do they waste their breath.” ~ Confucius
85. “The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.”
86. “Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it.”
87. “When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.” ~ Confucius
88. “Roads were made for journeys not destinations.” ~ Confucius
89. “If we don’t know life, how can we know death?” ~ Confucius
90. “The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.”
91. “We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves.”
92. “The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.”
93. “Learn advidly. Question it repeatedly. Analyze it carefully. Then put what you have learned into practice intelligently.”
94. “Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it.” ~ Confucius
95. ”Respect yourself and others will respect you.” – Confucius
96. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. -Confucius
97. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~ Confucius
98. The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. — Confuciusm, Confucius: The Analect
99. “I will not be concerned at other men’s not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.”
100. “A man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it is committing another mistake.” – Confucius Kongzi
101. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”—Confucius
102. “The man who think he can and the man who think he can’t are both right.” Confucius
103. “Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.”
104. “Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination.”
105. “Ah, music, sacred tongue of God! I hear thee calling and I come.” — Confucius
106. “To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.”
107. “Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.” – Confucius
108. “A man who is not good, what can he have to do with ritual?”
109. “No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.” Confucius
110. “If I am virtuous and worthy, for whom should I not maintain a proper concern?”
111. “If you try to do too much, you will not achieve anything.” — Confucius
112. “Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.” ~ Confucius
113. “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.” ~ Confucius
114. “Sincerity becomes apparent. From being apparent, it becomes manifest. From being manifest, it becomes brilliant. Brilliant, it affects others. Affecting others, they are changed by it. Changed by it, they are transformed. It is only he who is possessed of the most complete sincerity that can exist under heaven, who can transform.”
115. “Isn’t it also great when friends visit from distant places? If one remains not annoyed when he is not understood by people around him, isn’t he a sage?”
116. Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” – Confucius
117. “When anger rises, think of the consequences.” — Confucius
118. “Things that are done, it is needless to speak about … things that are past, it is needless to blame.”
119. “It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.He who excels in study can follow an official career.”
120. “They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.” – Confucius
121. “The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.” — Confucius
122. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” – Confucius
123. “Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.” – Confucius
124. “He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.”
125. “From the Son of Heaven on down to commoners, all without exception should regard self-cultivation as the root.”
126. Resilience: “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ~ Confucius
127. “Roads were made for journeys, not destinations.”
128. "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” – Confucius
129. “All people are the same; only their habits differ.”
130. “The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise, they are free from perplexities; and bold, they are free from fear.” Confucius
131. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”― Confucius
132. “Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.” – Confucius
133. “It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.” - Confucius
134. “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.” – Confucius
135. “I have not seen one who loves virtue as he loves beauty.”
136. “By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.” — Confucius
137. “Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. ” – Confucius
138. “The gentleman desires to be halting in speech but quick in action.”
139. “When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”
140. “Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.” ~ Confucius
141. “The sun and moon shine on all without partiality.” — Confucius
142. “The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.”
143. “The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live.” — Confucius
144. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” – Confucius
145. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” ―Confucius
146. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”— Confucius
147. “Study the past, if you would define the future.” – Confucius
148. Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. -Confucius
149. “It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.” Confucius
150. “Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.” – Confucius
151. “What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”
152. “Act with kindness. but do not expect gratitude.” — Confucius
153. “The superior man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.”
154. “If you’re afraid to fail then you’re probably going to fail.”Kobe Bryant
155. ”It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
156. “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.”
157. “Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.”
158. “To see what is right and not do is a lack of courage.” – Confucius.
159. “If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for 10 years plant trees. If your plan is for 100 years educate children.”
160. “When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path.” ~ Confucius
161. Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts? — Confucius
162. “Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant.”
163. “The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost.”
164. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” — Confucius
165. “To understand yourself is the key to wisdom.”
166. “When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.”
167. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius
168. Wherever you go, go with all your heart. – Confucius
169. “To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.” ~ Confucius
170. “Lead the people by example. Work hard for them…. Tirelessly.”
171. Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. — Confucius
172. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ―Confucius
173. “Only the most intelligent and the most stupid do not change.”
174. “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.” ― Confucius (Kong Qui)
175. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” —Confucius
176. “Anyone can find the switch after the lights are on.”
177. "Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” — Confucius
178. “Think of tomorrow, the past can’t be mended.”
179. “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.” ~ Confucius
180. “To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.”
181. “To be fond of learning is to be near to knowledge. To practice with vigor is to be near to magnanimity. To possess the feeling of shame is to be near to energy.”
182. “Study the past, if you would divine the future.” ~ Confucius
183. “When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.” ~ Confucius
184. “True goodness springs from a man’s own heart. All men are born good.”
185. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” ~ Confucius
186. “Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.”
187. “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” — Confucius
188. “A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.” ~ Confucius
189. “When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it – this is knowledge.” – Confucius
190. “It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”
191. “Silence is a true friend who never betrays.” – Confucius
192. “Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.”
193. “Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.”
194. Three things cannot be long hidden; the sun, the moon, and the truth. – Confucius
195. “If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like?”
196. “The object of the superior man is truth.” ~ Confucius
197. “One joy dispels a hundred cares.” — Confucius
198. “I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.” – Confucius
199. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~ Confucius
200. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart!” – Confucius
201. “Tsze-Kung asked, “Is there one word with which to act in accordance throughout a lifetime?” The Master said, “Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.” ~ Confucius
202. “When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.”
203. "We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize we only have one."—Confucius
204. “He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.” — Confucius
205. “Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.” – Confucius
206. “The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.” ~ Confucius
207. “The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position of wealth and honor, he does what is proper to a position of wealth and honor. In a poor and low position, he does what is proper to a poor and low position.”
208. “Life is really simple but we insist on making it complicated.” Confucius
209. "Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” — Confucius
210. “Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”
211. “To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.”
212. “Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.” ~ Confucius
213. “If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?” Confucius
214. “The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live.”
215. “To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.” —Confucius.RD.COM
216. “When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.” — Confucius
217. “Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.”
218. “To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.” ~ Confucius
219. “I slept and dreamt life is beauty, I woke and found life is duty.”
220. “Silence is a true friend who never betrays.” — Confucius
221. Wherever you go, go with all of your heart.—Confucius
222. “Grieve not that men do not know you;
223. “Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it.”― Confucius
224. “If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.” – Confucius
225. “There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one’s life -reciprocity.” ~ Confucius
226. “It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
227. “It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.” — Confucius
228. “Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.” — Confucius
229. “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.” – Confucius
230. “Reviewing what you have learned and learning anew, you are fit to be a teacher.”
231. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” —Confucius
232. “Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.” Confucius
233. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ~ Confucius
234. “The superior man does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow.”
235. Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see. –Confucius
236. “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.” — Confucius
237. “Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.”
238. “One joy dispels a hundred cares.” ~ Confucius
239. “To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.”
240. “When a person should be spoken with, and you don’t speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn’t be spoken with and you speak to them, you waste your breath. The wise do not lose people, nor do they waste their breath.”
241. “Things that are done, it is needless to speak about…things that are past, it is needless to blame.”
242. “To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content.” — Confucius
243. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. —Confucius
244. “Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it.” ~ Confucius
245. “If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.” ~ Confucius
246. "What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”– Confucius
247. "Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.” ― Confucius
248. “When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it – this is knowledge.”
249. “I do not want a friend who smiles when I smile, who weeps when I weep, for my shadow in the pool can do better than that.”
250. “It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.”
251. “The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.” – Confucius
252. “When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.”
253. “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.” – Confucius
254. “They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.” – Confucius
255. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”— Confucius
256. “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.” - Confucius
257. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart” Confucius
258. “The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.” – Confucius
259. “Things that are done, it is needless to speak about, things that are past, it is needless to blame.” Confucius
260. “Respect yourself and others will respect you.” ~ Confucius
261. “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.”
262. “To understand yourself is the key to wisdom.” — Confucius
263. “In all things success depends on previous preparation, and without such previous preparation there is sure to be failure.”
264. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life." —Confucius
265. “Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it. ” Confucius
266. “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
267. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
268. “Roads were made for journeys, not destinations.” — Confucius
269. “The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends – such a man may be reckoned a complete man.”
270. “Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.” ~ Confucius
271. “Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.”
272. “The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.” ~ Confucius
273. “The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.” ~ Confucius
274. “He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.” ~ Confucius
275. “He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.” – Confucius
276. “When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, ‘he loves learning.’”
277. “There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute. Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.”
278. “Great as heaven and earth are, men still find some things in them with which to be dissatisfied. Thus it is that, were the superior man to speak of his way in all its greatness, nothing in the world would be found able to embrace it, and were he to speak of it in its minuteness, nothing in the world would be found able to split it.”
279. “Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may overlook it.”
280. “To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.” ~ Confucius
281. Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. –Confucius
282. “Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.”
283. It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. – Confucius
284. “The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.” – Confucius
285. “The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.” – Confucius
286. “Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?” ―Confucius
287. “There are three degrees of filial piety. The highest is being a credit to our parents, the second is not disgracing them; the lowest is being able simply to support them.” — Confucius
288. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling. but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius
289. “The man who says he can, and the man who says he can’t are both correct.”
290. “You cannot open a book without learning something.”
291. “Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.”
292. “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.”
293. “I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.”
294. “We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize we only have one.” — Confucius
295. “It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.”
296. “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.” ~ Confucius
297. “A superior man is modest in his speech but exceed in his actions.” Confucius
298. “First, there must be order and harmony within your own mind. Then, this order will spread to your family, then to the community, and finally to your entire kingdom. Only then can you have peace and harmony.”
299. “Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.” – Confucius
300. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” — Confucius
301. “A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
302. “What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.” ~ Confucius
303. “The funniest people are the saddest ones.” — Confucius
304. Silence is a true friend who never betrays. – Confucius
305. “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.” — Confucius
306. “In a country well-governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.”
307. “Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.” ~ Confucius
308. “Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.”
309. “It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.” Confucius
310. “Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues. ” – Confucius
311. “When anger rises, think of the consequences.” – Confucius
312. “The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.”
313. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.”
314. “No matter how busy you make think you are you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.”
315. “The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.” — Confucius
316. “Study the past, if you would divine the future.” – Confucius
317. “The object of the superior man is truth.” —Confucius
318. “Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.” – Confucius, The Analects
319. “He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.”
320. “What is most needed for learning is a humble mind.” ~ Confucius
321. “To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.”
322. “Love thy neighbor as thyself: Do not do to others what thou wouldst not wish be done to thyself: Forgive injuries. Forgive thy enemy, be reconciled to him, give him assistance, invoke God in his behalf.”
323. “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. ” Confucius
324. “When it is obvious that goals can’t be reached, don’t adjust the goals, but adjust the action steps.” — Confucius
325. “Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts.” – Confucius
326. “Behave toward everyone as if receiving a great guest.”
327. “Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.” Confucius
328. “Respect yourself, and others will respect you.” ―Confucius
329. “The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.”
330. “The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
331. “When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.” – Confucius
332. “A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?” — Confucius
333. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Confucius
334. “If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” – Confucius
335. “The sun and moon shine on all without partiality.” ― Confucius
336. “Humility is the solid foundation of all the virtues.”
337. We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living.” — Confucius
338. “Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.”— Confucius
339. “With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow – I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness are to me as a floating cloud.”
340. “It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.” ~ Confucius
341. “The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, ‘I shall today be uppermost.’”
342. It doesn’t matter how slow you go, as long as you don’t stop.”– Confucius
343. “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” – Confucius
344. It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. - Confucius
345. “Imagination is more important than knowledge.” – Confucius
346. “The journey with 1000 miles begins with one step.” ~ Confucius
347. “To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.” ~ Confucius
348. “Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.” ~ Confucius
349. “When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.”
350. “If you think in terms of a year, plants a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; and if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.” ~ Confucius
351. “A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.” — Confucius
352. “The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.” – Confucius
353. “He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.”
354. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop” – Confucius
355. “Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it.” —Confucius
356. “By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.”
357. “By nature men are alike. Through practice they have become far apart.”
358. “The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of truthfulness.”
359. “Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.”
360. “He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against.”
361. Don't complain about the snow on your neighbour's roof when your own doorstep is unclean. Confucius
362. “To know it is not as good as to love it, and to love it is not as good as to take delight in it.”
363. “The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.” – Confucius
364. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” ~ Confucius
365. “Confucius wrote that the “gentleman is self-possessed and relaxed, while the petty man is perpetually full of worry.”
366. “We all have two lives. The second one starts when we realize we only have one.” – Confucius
367. "It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” – Confucius
368. “It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great.” — Confucius
369. “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” ~ Confucius
370. “Surely proper behavior towards parents and elder brothers is the trunk of goodness?”
371. “When we have intelligence resulting from sincerity, this condition is to be ascribed to nature; when we have sincerity resulting from intelligence, this condition is to be ascribed to instruction. But given the sincerity, and there shall be the intelligence; given the intelligence, and there shall be the sincerity.”
372. “The man of wisdom is never of two minds, the man of benevolence never worries, the man of courage is never afraid.” – Confucius
373. “Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself.”
374. “Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard. ” – Confucius
375. “He who is really kind, can never be unhappy.”
376. “Three things cannot be long hidden; the sun, the moon, and the truth. ” —Confucius
377. “You do not understand even life. How can you understand death?”
378. “First appoint your senior officials. Forgive small mistakes. Promote people of talent.”
379. “Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.”
380. “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.” ~ Confucius
381. “When wealth is centralized, the people are dispersed. When wealth is distributed, the people are brought together.” — Confucius
382. “Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.”
383. “Imagination is more important than knowledge.”
384. “Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.” ~ Confucius
385. Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. – Confucius
386. “A leader strives for harmony but not conformity. A petty person strives for conformity but not harmony.”
387. “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure.” ~ Confucius
388. “Respect yourself and others will respect you.” Confucius
389. “I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.”
390. “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trial.”
391. “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals; adjust the action steps.”
392. “I'd rather die for speaking out, than to live and be silent.” — Confucius
393. “A man of wisdom delights in water.” – Confucius
394. “If the gentleman is not serious, he will not be respected, and his learning will not be on a firm foundation. He considers loyalty and faithfulness to be fundamental, has no friends who are not like him, and when he has made mistakes, he is not afraid of correcting them.” — Confucius
395. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. – Confucius
396. “I used to take on trust a man’s deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man’s words I go on to observe his deeds.” – Confucius
397. “The cautious seldom err.”
398. “To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.”
399. “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Confucius
400. “The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it.”
401. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”~ Confucius
402. “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.” – Confucius
403. “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” — Confucius
404. “It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. ” – Confucius
405. “Think of tomorrow—the past can’t be mended.”
406. “The people may be made to follow a path of action but they may not be made to understand it.” — Confucius
407. “Silence is a true friend who never betrays.” Confucius
408. “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be a failure.”
409. “Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.”
410. “He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”
411. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ― Confucius
412. “Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.” – Confucius
413. “Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.” – Confucius
414. “Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude.” ― Confucius
415. “Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.”
416. “The superior man has nothing to compete for. But if he must compete, he does it in an archery match, wherein he ascends to his position, bowing in deference. Descending, he drinks the ritual cup.”
417. “Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbour’s roof,” said Confucius, “when your own doorstep is unclean.” When”
418. “”It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. ” – Confucius
419. “To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle.”
420. “All things are nourished together without their injuring one another. The courses of the seasons, and of the sun and moon, are pursued without any collision among them. The smaller energies are like river currents; the greater energies are seen in mighty transformations. It is this which makes heaven and earth so great.”
421. “If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” ~ Confucius
422. “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. “ – Confucius
423. “If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear. ” – Confucius
424. “The essence of knowledge is, having it, to use it.”
425. If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it’s OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot. - Confucius
426. Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace. - Confucius
427. “He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.” – Confucius
428. “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.” — Confucius
429. “Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.” ~ Confucius
430. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” —Confucius. This good morning quote will inspire you to never give up. Don’t miss these funny coffee quotes—they’ll get the laughs brewing first thing in the morning.
431. “The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.” – Confucius
432. “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.” — Confucius
433. “When a man is guided by the principles of reciprocity and consciousness, he is not far from the moral law. Whatever you don’t wish for yourself don’t do unto others.” ~ Confucius
434. “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.” – Confucius
435. “If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.”
436. “Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it.” — Confucius
437. “We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.” – Confucius
438. “Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.”
439. “To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.” — Confucius
440. “If you make a mistake, do not be afraid to correct it.”
441. “The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterward speaks according to his actions.” — Confucius
442. “The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterward speaks according to his actions.” Confucius
443. “The parents’ age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.”
444. “When a man’s knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.”
445. “Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?”
446. Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius
447. “Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.” — Confucius
448. “The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.”
449. “A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.” – Confucius
450. “Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.” – Confucius
451. “Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.”— Confucius
452. When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. - Confucius
453. “Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard. ” — Confucius
454. “A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.”
455. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ― Confucius
456. Leaders Ask Questions When They Are Unsure
457. “The way of the superior man may be compared to what takes place in traveling, when to go to a distance we must first traverse the space that is near, and in ascending a height, when we must begin from the lower ground.”
458. “The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.” — Confucius
459. “Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior man dares not but exert himself; and if, in his words, he has any excess, he dares not allow himself such license.”
460. “If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.” – Confucius
461. Don’t Be Afraid To Surround Yourself With Smart, Ambitious People
462. “You are what you think.” — Confucius
463. “When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.” ~ Confucius
464. “Have no friends not equal to yourself.”
465. “The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it.” ~ Confucius
466. “The Master said, A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.” ― Confucius
467. “When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.” – Confucius
468. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.“ —Confucius
469. “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.”
470. “What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.” — Confucius
471. “The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.” – Confucius
472. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” ~Confucius
473. “The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.” – Confucius
474. “Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof,” said Confucius, “when your own doorstep is unclean.”
475. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” — Confucius
476. “It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.”
477. “There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is a reflection, which is the highest. The second is a limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.” ~ Confucius
478. “We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.” ~ Confucius
479. “Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.”
480. “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. ” - Confucius
481. “Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.”
482. Appreciate Your Team’s Abilities
483. “Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it.” — Confucius
484. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. ” — Confucius
485. “Your life is what your thoughts make it.”
486. “If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear.” – Confucius
487. “In archery we have something like the way of the superior man. When the archer misses the center of the target, he turns round and seeks for the cause of his failure in himself.”
488. “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”
489. “Love is often described as a fruit you can just reach out with your hand and pluck. However, one should beware that although glowing in color, the fruit could be poisonous, tainted, or rotten.”
490. “Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!”
491. “To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.” ~ Confucius
492. “Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?” -Confucius
493. “A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.”—Confucius
494. “Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.” ~ Confucius
495. The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith. — Confucius
496. “Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.” ~ Confucius
497. “It does not matter how slowly you go, only that you do not stop.” — Confucius, ancient Chinese philosopher
498. “I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.”
499. Take action and believe in yourself. Dreams do come true.
500. “If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?” — Confucius
501. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” Confucius, Ancient philosopher
502. “What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”– Confucius
503. “No state can exist without the confidence of the people.”
504. “A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.”
505. “Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.” Confucius
506. “Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?” — Confucius
507. “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”
508. “To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.”— Confucius
509. “Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?”
510. “He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.” ~ Confucius
511. “The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.”
512. Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it. —Confucius, Chinese philosopher
513. “What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.” – Confucius
514. “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.”
515. “Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.” – Confucius
516. “It doesn’t matter how slow you go, as long as you don’t stop. ” – Confucius
517. “A lack of patience in trifling matters might lead to the disruption of great project.” — Confucius
518. “If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.”
519. “Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences.”
520. “Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established.” – Confucius
521. “The more you know yourself. the more you forgive yourself.”- Confucius
522. “The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”
523. “Confucius said, “People may have the finest talents, but if they are arrogant and stingy, their other qualities are not worthy of consideration.”
524. “Respect yourself and others will respect you.” – Confucius
525. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”- Confucius
526. “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall” – Confucius
527. “A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.” ― Confucius
528. “To love a thing means wanting it to live.” — Confucius
529. “I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.” – Confucius
530. “The master has failed more times than the beginner has even tried.” Confucius
531. “To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away.” — Confucius
532. “Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established.”
533. “Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.” – Confucius
534. “When anger rises, think of the consequences.” Confucius
535. “Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.” – Confucius
536. “He who excels in study can follow an official career.”
537. “He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity.”
538. “I have not seen a person who loved virtue, or one who hated what was not virtuous. He who loved virtue would esteem nothing above it.” — Confucius
539. “I’d rather die for speaking out than to live and be silent.”
540. “He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against.” ~ Confucius
541. “When anger rises, think of the consequences.” ~ Confucius
542. “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 experience.” Confucius
543. “Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.” ~ Confucius
544. “A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.” ~ Confucius
545. “Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.”
546. It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop. — Confucius
547. “The parents' age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.” — Confucius
548. “To be wronged is nothing—unless you continue to remember it.”
549. “Men of practical knowledge find their gratification among rivers.”
550. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
551. “It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop” – Confucius
552. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” —Confucius
553. “They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom.” – Confucius
554. Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure. – Confucius
555. “To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.”
556. “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.” ~ Confucius
557. “The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.”
558. “An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.” ~ Confucius
559. Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” —Confucius
560. “The object of the superior man is truth.”
561. “Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard. ” —Confucius, Chinese philosopher
562. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. - Confucius
563. “True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good.”— Confucius
564. “To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.”
565. “Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.” ~ Confucius
566. “Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.” – Confucius
567. “When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path.” — Confucius
568. “When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path.”
569. "Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” ― Confucius
570. “It doesn’t matter how slow you go as long as you don’t stop.” — Confucius
571. “The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.” — Confucius
572. “Study the past, if you would define the future.”
573. “You cannot open a book without learning something.” – Confucius