Category Quotations

Confucius says: “It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”

Confucius says: “It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.”

Confucius says: “In his dealings with the world, the gentleman is not invariably for or against anything. He is on the side of what is moral.”

Confucius says: “Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.”

Confucius says : “If you see what is right and fail to act on it, you lack courage.”

Confucius says: “If you don’t want to do something, don’t impose on others.”

Confucius says: “If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.”

Confucius says: “If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one’s entire life, perhaps it would be ‘thoughtfulness.”

Confucius says: “If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character. If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be…

Confucius says: “If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.”