Confucius: Trending quotes (page 7)

“You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it's drawn from its sheath”

“The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.”

“One joy dispels a hundred cares.”

“Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.”

“A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?”

“Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.”

“If you don't want to do something, don't impose on others”

“We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves”

“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.”

“If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.”

“The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.”

“The Essence of Knowledge is, having it, to use it.”

“The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.”

“They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom.”

“I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.”
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated”

“He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.”

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

“he who will not economize will have to agonize”

“We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living”