“He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.”
Source: The Chinese Classics
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Famous Confucius Quotes
“The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.”
Source: Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean
“The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.”
“The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.”
“The object of the superior man is truth.”
Source: The Ethics of Confucius
“The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come.”
Source: The Sacred Books of China: The Texts of Confucianism
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: The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius
Source: The Chinese Classics
Source: The Chinese Classics
“The superior man is distressed by his want (lack) of ability”
“The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.”
Source: The Ethics of Confucius
“Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.”
Source: The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide
Source: Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean
Source: The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide
Source: The Chinese Classics: The life and works of Mencius
“If a superior man abandon virtue, how can he fulfil the requirements of that name?”
Source: The Chinese Classics