They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Confucius

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
Confucius

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
Confucius

To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.
Confucius

To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
Confucius

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
Confucius

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
Confucius

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
Confucius

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.
Confucius

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.
Confucius

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
Confucius

When anger rises, think of the consequences.
Confucius

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
Confucius

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
Confucius

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.
Confucius

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

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
Confucius

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

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
Confucius

You cannot open a book without learning something.
Confucius