68 Confucius Quotes

68 Confucius Quotes

551 BC – 479 BC
Confucius
A collection of Confucius quotes to inspire and motivate you. He was a Chinese teacher, and philosopher. His wisdom still applies to this day and he has inspired millions worldwide.

  1. Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness. Confucius
    Kindness
  2. The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. Confucius
    Inspirational Quotes
  3. Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it. Confucius
    Beauty
  4. Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbour’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean. Confucius
    Quote of The Day
  5. If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room. Confucius

  6. If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room. Confucius
    Funny
  7. Our greatest glory is not in never failing. . .but in raising every time we fall. Confucius
    Failure
  8. They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. Confucius
    Quotes about Change
  9. If you enjoy what you do, you’ll never work another day in your life. Confucius
    Motivational Quotes for Work
  10. Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. Confucius
    Funny Quotes about Life
  11. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. Confucius
    Music
  12. Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. Confucius
    Best Motivational Quotes
  13. Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. Confucius
    Courage
  14. Wherever you go, go with all your heart. Confucius
    Words of Encouragement
  15. Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it. Confucius
    Truth
  16. He who believes he can and he who believes he can’t are both usually right. Confucius
    Believe
  17. To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue: gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. Confucius
    Generosity
  18. Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. Confucius
    Wise
  19. Heaven means to be one with God. Confucius
    God
  20. By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart. Confucius
    Practice
  21. They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. Confucius
    Happiness
  22. Words are the voice of the heart. Confucius

  23. Words are the voice of the heart. Confucius
    Top Ten Quotes
  24. What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. Confucius
    Meaningful
  25. You can force the people to obey; you cannot force them to understand. Confucius
    Inspiring Others
  26. In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. Confucius
    Wealth
  27. It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop. Confucius
    Moving Forward
  28. The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions. Confucius
    Action
  29. If you expect great things of yourself and demand little of others, you’ll keep resentment far away. Confucius
    Quotes to Live By
  30. The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting. Confucius
    Cool
  31. Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue. Confucius
    Bold
  32. Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it. Confucius
    Learning
  33. When anger rises, think of the consequences. Confucius
    Anger
  34. When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals; adjust the action steps. Confucius
    Goals
  35. Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge. Confucius
    Knowledge
  36. A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard. Confucius
    Poems about Life
  37. He who searches for evil, must first look at his own reflection. Confucius
    Inspirational Sayings
  38. Not to discuss with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man. To discuss with a man not worthy of conversation is to waste words. The wise waste neither men nor words. Confucius
    Communication
  39. Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas. Confucius
    Feelings
  40. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. Confucius
    Challenges
  41. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance. Confucius
    Encouraging Poems
  42. The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life. Confucius
    Questioning
  43. Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure. Confucius
    Success
  44. Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. Confucius

  45. Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire. Confucius
    Proverbs
  46. The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar. Confucius
    Comfort Zone
  47. Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away. Confucius
    Overcoming
  48. Don’t worry if you have no position: worry about making yourself worthy of one. Confucius
    Worry
  49. Poor food and water for dinner, a bent arm for a pillow – that is where joy resides. For me, wealth and renown without honor are nothing but drifting clouds. Confucius
    Joy
  50. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished. Confucius
    Accomplishment
  51. How can you love people without encouraging them? And how can you be loyal to people without educating them. Confucius
    Encouraging
  52. All people are the same; only their habits differ. Confucius
    Habit
  53. When respect is shown according to what is proper, one keeps far from shame and disgrace. Confucius
    Respect
  54. Learn advidly. Question it repeatedly. Analyze it carefully. Then put what you have learned into practice intelligently. Confucius
    Motivational Poems
  55. We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one. Confucius
    Quotes about Life
  56. Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude. Confucius

  57. Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude. Confucius
    Gratitude
  58. Study the past if you would define the future. Confucius
    Future
  59. It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs. Confucius
    Appreciation
  60. I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. Confucius
    Support
  61. The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. Confucius
    Mountains
  62. Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius
    Simplicity
  63. When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. Confucius
    Graduation
  64. One joy dispels a hundred cares. Confucius
    Appreciation Poems
  65. Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth. Confucius
    Funny Quotes about Life
  66. 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
    Mindset
  67. Anyone can find the switch after the lights are on. Confucius
    Funny Poems
  68. Walking among three people, I find my teacher among them. I choose that which is good in them and follow it, and that which is bad and change it. Confucius
    Teacher
  69. If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake. Confucius

  70. If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake. Confucius
    Mistake
  71. Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar. Confucius
    Complaining
  72. No matter how busy you may think you are you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance. Confucius
    Books
  73. To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it. Confucius
    Forgiveness

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