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Confucius

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Confucius (551–479 BC) was a Chinese philosopher and teacher whose ideas about morality, social relationships, justice, and sincerity formed the foundation of Confucianism. His teachings, compiled by his disciples in the *Analerta*, have shaped East Asian thought, government, and culture for over 2,500 years and continue to influence billions of people.

“You cannot open a book without learning something.”

— Confucius

Learning

All Quotes by Confucius

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

— Confucius

Business

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

— Confucius

Success

“When anger rises, think of the consequences.”

— Confucius

Anger

“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

— Confucius

Beauty

“Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.”

— Confucius

Courage

“The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.”

— Confucius

Home

“I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing meI will be concerned at my own want of ability.”

— Confucius

Men

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

— Confucius

Good

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

— Confucius

Fear

“Heaven means to be one with God.”

— Confucius

God

“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.”

— Confucius

Anger

“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.”

— Confucius

Knowledge

“The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them they change and everyone looks up to them.”

— Confucius

Change

“Study the past, if you would divine the future.”

— Confucius

Future

“Learning without thought is labor lost thought without learning is perilous.”

— Confucius

Learning

“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest Second, by imitation, which is easiest and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”

— Confucius

Experience

“If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.”

— Confucius

Good

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

— Confucius

History

“An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.”

— Confucius

Government

“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.”

— Confucius

Government