Famous Confucius Quotes & Sayings

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

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

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

All people are the same; only their habits differ.

To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude.

A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing another mistake.

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

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.

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

He who keeps danger in mind will rest safely in his seat.

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

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Return good for good; return evil with justice.

Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.

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

Where words lose their meaning, people lose their lives.

What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others.

The way you cut your meat reflects the way you live.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

You cannot open a book without learning something.