Quotes from Confucius

If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.

Study the past if you would define the future.

The funniest people are the saddest ones

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.

Respect yourself and others will respect you.

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.

Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.

We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.

Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?

It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.

The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against.

When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine yourself.

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.