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I leave you the best phrases of Confucius, a famous Chinese thinker who founded the doctrine of Confucianism, who earned his living as a teacher and official. Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC) was a Chinese teacher, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period, a period when power was decentralized and there were many battles.
Confucianism attached importance to personal morality, justice, sincerity, and social relationships. After the collapse of the Qin dynasty, the followers of Confucius continued their practices in the West with a system called Neo-Confucianism, later Modern Cofucianism.
You may also be interested in these phrases of philosophers or these of Lao Tzu.
-I listen and forget. I see and I remember. I do and understand.
-Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
-Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
-Before embarking on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
-Demand a lot of yourself and expect little from others. This way you will save yourself trouble.
-We should feel pain, but not sink under its oppression.
-Respect yourself and others will respect you.
-Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
-If you make a mistake and do not correct it, that is called a mistake.
-You can't open a book without learning something.
-He who knows all the answers has not asked all the questions.
-It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.
-Do everything in moderation, even moderate yourself.
-No matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
-Choose a job you love, and you won't have to work a day in your life.
-Life is very simple, but we insist that it be complicated.
-When hatred grows, think about the consequences.
-The strength of a nation is derived from the integrity of the home.
-Study the past if you want to guess the future.
-Love and recognize the defects of those who love each other; hating and acknowledging the qualities of those who hate each other are two rather rare things under heaven.
-I am not worried about the fact that I am not understood. It bothers me when I don't understand others.
-The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor can man perfected without testing.
-Know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.
-A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
-The success depends on the previous preparation, and without that preparation it is certain that there will be a failure.
-No matter how busy you are, you must make time to read or surrender to ignorance.
-The man who moves mountains begins by carrying small stones.
-Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we fall.
-If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; in terms of ten years, he plants trees, in terms of 100 years, he teaches people.
-It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are hard to come by; and bad things are easy to achieve.
-True knowledge is knowing the extent of one's own ignorance.
-When it is obvious that the goals cannot be achieved, do not adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
-Wisdom, compassion and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
-He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
-Life expectations depend on diligence; the mechanic who wants to perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
-The superior man understands the right thing; the inferior man understands what he will sell.
-It is possible to achieve something after three hours of fighting, but surely it can be achieved with just three words impregnated with affection.
-Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof, when it also covers the roof of your house.
-Learn to live and you'll learn to die well.
-The archer is a model for the wise. When he has missed the target, he looks for the cause in himself.
-A gentleman would be ashamed if his actions do not match his words.
-The superior man acts before speaking, and then speaks according to his actions.
-Never become friends with a man who is no better than yourself.
-By nature, men are almost the same; by practice, they become widely separated.
-If I walk with two men, each of them will be my teachers. I will choose the good points of one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
-In a well-governed country, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a poorly governed country, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
-It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
-Never give a sword to a man who cannot dance.
-Time flows like water in the river.
-Don't impose on others what you don't want yourself.
-The more a man meditates on good thoughts, the better his world and the world in general will be.
-The cautious rarely makes mistakes.
-An oppressive government should be feared more than a tiger.
-What you don't want them to do to you, don't do to others.
-The hardest of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.
-When someone puts his finger on the sore, only fools think that the important thing is the finger.
-Seeing what is correct and not doing it is a lack of courage or principles.
-Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and stars.
-The will to win, the desire to succeed, the desire to reach your full potential, those are the keys that will open the door to personal excellence.
-By three methods we can learn wisdom: first by reflection, the noblest; second, by imagination, the simplest; and third by experience, the most bitter.
-Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
-The firm, the resistant, the simple and the modest are close to virtue.
-By looking at the smallness of a worm we can lose the greatness of an eclipse.
-Only when the prince is the first to practice virtues can he demand that others be virtuous. If the prince does not possess or practice the virtues, he cannot demand that his servants practice them.
-Seeing the right thing and not doing it is cowardice.
-From the noblest man to the most humble, everyone has a duty to improve and correct their own being.
-The object of the superior man is the truth.
-Respect for others is the basis of a good life, of a good society.
-Don't be ashamed of mistakes, thus making them crimes.
-Don't try to put out a fire with fire, or remedy a flood with water.
-Nature makes men look like each other and come together; education causes us to be different and to distance ourselves.
-Human nature is good and evil is essentially unnatural.
-Much more excellent is the virtue of the one who remains faithful to the practice of good, even if the country is lacking in laws and suffers from poor administration.
-Forget the injuries, never forget the benefits.
-Old age, believe me, is something good and pleasant.
-The path of truth is wide and easy to find. The only downside is that men don't look for it.
-If you already know what you have to do and you don't do it then you are worse off than before.
-The defects of a man are always adapted to his type of mind. Observe its defects and you will know its virtues.
-Seriousness is only the bark of the tree of wisdom; however, it serves to preserve it.
-He who has really set his mind on virtue will not commit any wicked act.
-It is totally impossible to govern a people if it has lost confidence in its leaders.
-Only the virtuous is competent to love or hate men.
-I'm not worried about not being known. What I'm trying to do is make myself worthy of being known.
-When you see the good, proceed as if you could never fully achieve it; when you come face to face with evil, proceed as if you were to taste the heat of boiling water.
-The gentleman blames himself, while the ordinary man blames others.
-A man without virtue cannot dwell long in adversity, nor in happiness; but the virtuous man rests on virtue, and the wise man lusts after it.
-A man does not try to see himself in running water, but in calm water, because only what is calm in itself can give peace to others.
-Artificial language and flattering behavior rarely accompany virtue.
- I neither want nor reject anything in an absolute way, but I always consult the circumstances.
-If nature prevails over culture, you have a savage; if culture prevails, a pedant. Only from balance is the knight born.
-The wise ruler is liberal without being prodigal, he makes the people work. He wants and is not greedy, he is great without being arrogant, he is dignified without being severe.
-Only the most foolish and wise men never change.
-Vices come as passengers, visit us as guests and stay as masters.
-Nothing is more worthy of admiration in a noble man than knowing how to accept and imitate the virtues of others.
-The noble promotes what is beautiful in man, the vile what is ugly.
-It is easier to seize the commander-in-chief of an army than to deprive a wretch of his freedom.
-He who does not economize will have to agonize.
-A house will be strong and indestructible when it is supported by these four columns: brave father, prudent mother, obedient son, complacent brother.
-It is precisely a sign of education that when you come across something that you don't know, you try to understand by learning about it.
-He who seeks to ensure the welfare of others, already has his own insured.
-Whoever learns, does not therefore enter the truth; Whoever delves into the truth is not capable of establishing it for that reason; Whoever secures it, is not therefore in a position to weigh it in each particular circumstance.
-The principle of wisdom is to call things by their name.
-Whoever wants constant happiness and wisdom must accommodate frequent changes.
-There is no mistake in admitting that you alone cannot improve your condition in the world; To grow, you need allies to grow with.
-You must always keep your head cold, your heart warm and your hand long.
-He works to prevent crimes so as not to need punishment.
-The defects and faults of men reveal their true worth. If we carefully examine a man's faults, we will come to know whether his goodness is sincere or feigned.
-It is man who makes the truth great, and not the truth that makes man great.
-It is possible to make the people follow the good man, but they can never be forced to understand him.
-If we are not at peace with ourselves, we cannot guide others in the search for peace.
-The ways of the wise are high and unattainable. Their actions can be admired, but not imitated.
-Only the most excellent sages, and the most finished fools, are incomprehensible.
-A man who has a beautiful soul always has beautiful things to say; but a man who says beautiful things does not necessarily have a beautiful soul.
-The conscience is the light of intelligence to distinguish good from evil.
-If the sacred is not respected, there is nothing to fix the conduct on.
-Making thoughts true means not deluding yourself.
-Heaven means being one with God.
-A leader must be careful with his words and his conduct.
-If we do not yet know life, how is it going to be possible to know death?
-He who rules by means of his moral excellence can be compared to the pole star, which remains in place while the other stars bow before it.
-Learning without thinking is wasting energy.
-Whoever, by doing the old way, learns the new, can be considered a teacher.
-Men are distinguished less by their qualities than by the culture that they provide themselves. The only ones who do not change are the wise men of the first order and the completely foolish.
-You ask me why I buy rice and flowers? I buy rice to live and flowers to have something to live for.
-Forget hurts, but never forget kindness.
-Learn as if you will never master it. Hold it like you're afraid of losing it.
-Be the change you want to see in the world.
-Music produces a certain type of pleasure that nature could not give us if it were not for her.
-Only the wisest and most stupid men never change.
-Attack the evil that is within yourself, instead of attacking the evil that is in others.
-In ancient times people studied to improve themselves. Now, people study to impress others.
-Education brings confidence, confidence brings hope, hope brings peace.
-The superior man makes the difficulties that are going to be overcome his first interest, success comes later.
-The superior man thinks of virtue, the inferior man thinks of comfort.
- Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person asks me a question, my mind goes completely blank, I just dig for answers until I have exhausted all possibilities.
-A legendary horse is not praised for its strength, but for its integrity.
-When you make a promise consistent with what is right, you can keep your word. When you show consistent respect with good taste, you keep shame and disgrace at bay. When the one you trust is someone who doesn't fail his friends, you can fully trust him.
-The men who wait for the roast duck to fly up to their mouths must wait a long, long time.
-The treatment you want them to give you, give it to the others.
-The funniest people are the saddest.
-The fact that they have hurt you is nothing unless you keep remembering it.
-The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
-It shouldn't bother you that others fail to appreciate your abilities, it should bother you if you fail to recognize the abilities of others.
-The man of wisdom never has two minds. The man of benevolence never cares. The man of courage is never afraid.
-The exit is through the door. Why is it that nobody uses that method?
-Give a man a bowl of rice and you will feed him for a day. Teach him to grow rice and you will save his life.
-Have fidelity and sincerity as your main principles.
-Better a diamond with a flaw than a stone without any.
-To put the world in order, we first have to 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 first have to cultivate our personal life.
-To begin, we have to put our hearts in the right place.
-A lion chased me and made me climb a tree, and I gladly enjoyed the view from the top of it.
-Being rich and honest in an unjust society is a disgrace.
-If your plan is for a year, plant rice. If your plan is for ten years, plant trees. If your plan is for a hundred years, educate the children.
-When the wise man points to the moon, the fool stares at the finger.
-If the force of words is not known, it is impossible to know more.
-It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how things work. All good things are difficult to achieve, while bad things are very easy to achieve.
-The master said “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart in the way. It's not even worth talking to a person who is ashamed of tattered clothes and modest food. "
-Don't have friends who are not your equals.
-If you are courteous, you will not be disrespected.
-If you are generous, you will win everything.
-If you are honest, people will trust you.
-If you are persistent, you will get results.
-If you are kind, you can use others in the appropriate way.
-Reflecting without learning is dangerous.
-Both the man who says he can and the man who says he can't are right.
-Noble men highlight the positive qualities in others, they do not accentuate the negative ones. That is what inferior men do.
-The true teacher is the one who, by keeping the past alive, is able to understand the present.
-People of noble minds are calm and consistent. Little people are always in a hurry.
-The roads were made to make trips, not to stay on them.
-If your behavior is determined solely by the desire to earn benefits, then you will have great resentments.
-We have two lives, the second begins when we realize that we only have one life.
-Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it.
-Behind every smile, there are teeth.
-When the wind blows, the grass bends.
-Hold your mind to the truth. Take hold of virtue. Trust in kindness. And find your recreation in the arts.
-You will never know how sharp your sword is unless you draw it.
-When you are faced with what is right, not doing it is a lack of courage.
-You have to be respectful with the youth. How do we know that their future will not be the same as our present?
-Some are born with knowledge, others obtain it from study and some acquire it after realizing with pain their own ignorance.
-The superior man, when he is resting in a safe place, does not forget the dangers that may come. When you are in a state of security, you do not forget the possibility of ruin.
-When the life of the superior man is in order, he does not forget that disorder can come.
-The student does not consider that gold and jade are precious goods, but loyalty and faith.
-The green reed that bends in the wind is stronger than the oak that breaks in the storm.
-Without the feeling of respect, what distinguishes man from beasts?
-Don't use a cannon to kill a mosquito.
-I followed my heart without breaking the rules.
-Never get tired of studying or teaching others.
-The common man marvels at unusual things. The wise man marvels at common places.
-If there is goodness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character.
-If there is beauty in character, there will be harmony in the home.
-If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nations.
-When there is order in the nations, there will be peace in the world.
-No lake is so calm that it does not have a wave. No circumference is so perfect that it doesn't have a blur.
-I'd change things for you if I could. Since I cannot, you must accept them as they are.
-Knowledge is nothing more than the brilliant organization of ideas, it is not wisdom. The truly knew person is the one who goes beyond knowledge.
-He who knows and knows that he knows is a wise man. Follow it.
-He who does not know and does not know that he does not know is a fool. Put it away.
-If you look into your heart and find nothing wrong with it, then what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
-If one wants to know if a kingdom is well governed, if its moral code is good or bad, the quality of the music can provide an answer.