Quotes About Confucius that will Change thoughts into positive thoughts.

Confucius quotes

The man who says he can, and the man who says he can not… Are both correct.

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

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

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.

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

Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

All people are the same; only their habits differ.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Learn advidly. Question it repeatedly. Analyze it carefully. Then put what you have learned into practice intelligently.

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

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

Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.

Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing.

The essence of knowledge is, having it, to use it.

One joy dispels a hundred cares.

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

I slept and dreamt life is beauty, I woke and found life is duty.

Anyone can find the switch after the lights are on.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom.

A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.

Think of tomorrow, the past can’t be mended.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

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

Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass.

In a country well-governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

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

He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.

Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

The man who says he can, and the man who says he can’t are both correct.

The funniest people are the saddest ones.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.

Your life is what your thoughts make it.

Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.

Study the past if you would define the future.

The cautious seldom err.

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

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.

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

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

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

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

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments of haste, he cleaves to it. In seasons of danger, he cleaves to it.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it – this is knowledge.

If we don’t know life, how can we know death?

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

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

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.

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

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.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

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