“The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.”
Source: Confucian Analects
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Famous Confucius Quotes
“Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.”
Source: Lunyu
Source: Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean
“I have yet to meet a man as fond of high moral conduct as he is of outward appearances.”
Source: The Best of Confucius
“The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.”
Source: The Analects
“True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good.”
“A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.”
Source: The wisdom of Confucius
“The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.”
Source: Lun Yü
Source: The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius
“A man may not transgress the bounds of major morals, but may make errors in minor morals.”
Source: Lun Yü
“The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.”
“Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.”
“You can cheat an honest man but not make a fool out of him.”
“It is man that makes truth great, and not truth that makes man great.”
“I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.”
Source: The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide
Source: The Confucian Analects, the Great Learning & the Doctrine of the Mean
Source: The Chinese Classics
“A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.”
“A man of wisdom delights in water.”
Source: The Analects of Confucius
“A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.”
“If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.”
Source: The Analects
“The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.”
“If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.”
Source: The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius
“A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.”
Source: Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)
Source: Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)
Source: Delphi Collected Works of Confucius - Four Books and Five Classics of Confucianism (Illustrated)
Source: Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean
Source: The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide
“Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.”
Source: Doctrine of The Mean (or How to Achieve Equilibrium)
Source: THE SAYINGS OF CONFUCIUS
“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”
“Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?”
Source: Lun Yü
“The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.”
“A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
Source: The Analects
“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.”