Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC
“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.”
Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC
“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.”
Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC
“I am not concerned that I have no place, I am concerned how I may fit myself for one, I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known”
Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC
“If I am walking with two other men, each of them I 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.”
Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC
“Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue.”
Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC
“If many years were added to my life, I would give fifty to the study of the Book of Changes and might thereby manage to avoid great mistakes.”
Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC
“When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.”
Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC
“If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.”
Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC
“The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.”
Quote from the Chinese philosopher Confucius who lived from 551 BC to 479 BC
“Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.”
