Category Archives: Confucius

Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC “Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.”

Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC “Virtue is the strong stem of man’s nature, and music is the blossoming of virtue.”

Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC “The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.”

Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC “He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.”

Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC “It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.”

Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC “He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.”

Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC “To know that you know, and to know that you don’t know – that is the real wisdom.”

Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC “Do not take liberties with the gods, or weary them”

Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC “There was a man from Sung who pulled at his rice plants because he was worried about their failure to grow”

Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC “To see what is right and not to do it, is want of courage.”