Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Confucius
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
Confucius
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
Confucius
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.
Confucius
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
Confucius
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
Confucius
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.
Confucius
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
Confucius
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
Confucius
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Confucius
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Confucius
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
Confucius
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
Confucius
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
Confucius
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
Confucius
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
Confucius
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
Confucius
I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.
Confucius
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
Confucius
When anger rises, think of the consequences.
Confucius
You cannot open a book without learning something.
Confucius
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
Confucius
A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.
Confucius
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
Confucius
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
Confucius
To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
Confucius
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
Confucius
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
Confucius
The object of the superior man is truth.
Confucius
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Confucius
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
Confucius
I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.
Confucius
Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.
Confucius
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
Confucius
The cautious seldom err.
Confucius
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
Confucius
Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.
Confucius
Heaven means to be one with God.
Confucius
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
Study the past, if you would divine the future.
Confucius
When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.
Confucius
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
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
Confucius
