Confucius (/kənˈfjuːʃəs/ kən-FEW-shəs; 551 BC – 479 BC) was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.
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 real fault is to have faults and not amend them.
Wisdom is worried for being slow in its speech and expeditious in its actions.
Every man knows the smell of his own fart.
The chase of gain is rich in hate
Excess weakens the spirits.
Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.
Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned? Isn't it also great when friends visit from distant places? If one remains not annoyed when his greatness is not recognized in his time, isn't he a sage?
The more people know, the more they forgive.
The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue.
The end of the day is near when small men make long shadows.
Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few. See much and get rid of what is dangerous and be careful in acting on the rest and your causes for regret will be few. Speaking without fault, acting without causing regret: 'upgrading' consists in this.
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
Time flows away like the water in the river.
Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors
Sir, in carrying on your government, why should you use killing at all? Let your evinced desires be for what is good, and the people will be good. The relation between superiors and inferiors is like that between the wind and the grass. The grass must bend, when the wind blows across it.
When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war.
When there are duties to perform [true] servants and sons serve their labors.
The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree.