Confucius Quotes

Chinese - Philosopher 551 BC - 479 BC Read full biography

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. - Confucius

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Motivational, You, Long, Stop, Matter

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

Motivational, Excellence, Win, Door

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. - Confucius

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Life, Simple, Complicated, Making

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

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

Time, History, Fall, Never, Glory, Our

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. - Confucius

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Beauty, Everyone, Everything, Sees

Silence is a true friend who never betrays. - Confucius

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Friend, Silence, True Friend, True, Who

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

Goals, Wisdom, Action, Adjust, Steps

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. - Confucius

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Knowledge, Ignorance, Know, Real, Extent

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home. - Confucius

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

Strength, Home, Integrity, Nation

Wherever you go, go with all your heart. - Confucius

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Heart, Travel, You, Your, Go, Wherever

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It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

Love, Good, Hate, Good Things, Bad, Easy

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.

Wisdom, Experience, Reflection, Three

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. - Confucius

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Brainy, Understand, Forget, Remember

When anger rises, think of the consequences. - Confucius

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Anger, Think, Consequences, Rises

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

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

Wisdom, Courage, Men, Compassion, Moral

You cannot open a book without learning something. - Confucius

You cannot open a book without learning something.

Learning, You, Book, Without, Open

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. - Confucius

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Better, Without, Flaw, Than, Diamond

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. - Confucius

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

Motivational, Good, Thoughts, Man, World

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

Kindness, Soul, Practice, Generosity

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

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

Yourself, You, Done, Want, Others

A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies.

Friendship, Love, Good, Home, Time

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. - Confucius

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

Learning, Great, Think, Lost, Learn, He

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

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

You, Remember, Nothing, Continue, Unless

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. - Confucius

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

Friendship, Friends, More, Deceived, Our

Study the past, if you would divine the future. - Confucius

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Future, You, Past, Study, Divine, Would

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance. - Confucius

Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.

Man, Dance, Never, Sword, Who, Give

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