Confucius Quotes

君子食無求飽，居無求安，敏於事而慎於言，就有道而正焉，可謂好學也已。

由，誨女知之乎，知之為知之，不知為不知，是知也。

仁者先難而後獲，可謂仁矣。

多聞闕疑，慎言其餘，則寡尤。多見闕殆，慎行其餘，則寡悔。言寡無，行寡悔，祿在其中矣。

Perfect is the virtue which is according to the Mean! Rare have they long been among the people, who could practice it!

By extensively studying all learning, and keeping himself under the restraint of the rules of propriety, one may thus likewise not err from what is right.

君子安而不忘危，存而不忘亡，治而不忘亂。是以身安而國家可保也。

德之不修，學之不講，聞義不能徒，不善不能改，是吾憂也。

三人行，必有我師焉：擇其善者而從之，其不善者而改之。

不患人之不己知，患不知人也。

When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path. What you do not like when done to yourself, do not do to others.

吾十有五而志於學，三十而立，四十而不惑，五十而知天命，六十而耳順，七十而从心所欲，不逾矩。

君子無所爭、必也射乎、揖譲而升下、而飲、其爭也君子。

There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute. Therefore the superior man is watchful over himself, when he is alone.

唯女子與小人爲難養也！近之則不孫，遠之則怨。

去食、自古皆有死、民無信不立。