Category Quotations

Confucius says: “The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.”

Confucius says: “The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.”

Confucius says: “The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.””

Confucius says: “The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.”

Confucius says: “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”

Confucius says: “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”

Confucius says: “The funniest people are the saddest ones”

Confucius says: “The demands that good people make are upon themselves; Those that bad people make are upon others.

Confucius says: “The ancients who wished to illustrate illustrious virtue throughout the kingdom, first ordered well their own states. Wishing to order well their states, they first regulated their families. Wishing to regulate their families, they first cultivated their persons.…

Confucius says : “Sincerity becomes apparent. From being apparent, it becomes manifest. From being manifest, it becomes brilliant. Brilliant, it affects others. Affecting others, they are changed by it. Changed by it, they are transformed. It is only he who…