Confucius
To see what is right and not to do it is lack of courage.
Confucius
Let leaders advance the good and teach the incompetent; then they will eagerly seek to be virtuous.
Confucius
Observe much and put aside the things which seem perilous, while you are cautious at the same time in carrying the others into practice.
Confucius
Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.
Confucius
[The superior man] acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.
Confucius
At fifteen, I had my mind bent on learning.
At thirty, I stood firm.
At forty, I had no doubts.
At fifty, I knew the decrees of Heaven.
At sixty, my ear was an obedient organ for the reception of truth.
At seventy, I could follow what my heart desired, without transgressing what was right.
Confucius
When respect is shown according to what is proper, one keeps far from shame and disgrace.
Confucius
If a man withdraws his mind from the love of beauty, and applies it as sincerely to the love of the virtuous; if, in serving his parents, he can exert his utmost strength; if, in serving his prince, he can devote his life; if, in his intercourse with his friends, his words are sincere: although men say that he has not learned, I will certainly say that he has.
Confucius
Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
Confucius
Have no friends not equal to yourself.
Confucius
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
Confucius
If there is harmony in the heart, there will be harmony in the family.
If there is harmony in the family, there will be harmony in the nation.
If there is harmony in the nation, there will be harmony in the world.
