Confucius Sayings

"If a man takes no thought about what is distant,
he will find sorrow near at hand."

"Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it."

"You cannot open a book without learning something."

"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."

"They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom."

"The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue."

"To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage."

"Ability will never catch up with the demand for it."

"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions."

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."

"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."

"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."

"Respect yourself and others will respect you."

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."

"Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses."

"Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire."

"When anger rises, think of the consequences."

"Silence is a true friend who never betrays."

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do."

"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."