Confucius ( 10 of 124 )
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something read more
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
Tsze-Kung asked, "Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master read more
Tsze-Kung asked, "Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master said, "Is not Reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others
He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue
is at hand.
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue
is at hand.
The first woman was created from the rib of a man. She was not made from his head to top read more
The first woman was created from the rib of a man. She was not made from his head to top him, nor from his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal to him.
To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle.
To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle.
If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought read more
If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought to see there; second, to miss some I had expected to see there; and third, the greatest wonder of all, to find myself there
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
