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Famous Confucius Quotes
“A wise man has dignity without pride; a fool has pride without dignity.”
“The only people who cannot change are the most wise and the most stupid.”
“A fool marvels at rare things, but a wise man at common ones.”
Source: 论语
“The great mountain must collapse, the mighty beam must break and the wise man wither like a plant.”
Source: The Ethics of Confucius
“When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.”
“A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.”
“Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.”
Source: The Ethics of Confucius
“A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears.”
“If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.”
Source: The Analects
Source: Confucian Analects: The Great Learning, and The Doctrine of the Mean
“A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.”
“Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.”
Source: The Analects
Source: The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide
“Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.”
Source: Confucian Analects
“Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.”
Source: The Analects
“To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.”
Source: The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide
Source: The Analects of Confucius
Source: Confucian Analects, The Great Learning & The Doctrine of the Mean
“The wise are free from perplexities; the virtuous from anxiety; and the bold from fear.”
Source: The Analects of Confucius In Plain and Simple English: BookCaps Study Guide
“Heaven sends down its good and evil symbols and wise men act accordingly.”