Confucius Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.”

“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”

“Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.”

“The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.”

“To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.”

“Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.”

“He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.”

“Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.”

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

“To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.”