1. I don’t eat all day long and stay up all night thinking about it, which is of no use and is not as good as learning. ——Confucius

2. The future generations are to be feared. How could one know that those who come are not as good as they are now. ——Confucius

3. There is something like nothing, reality seems like emptiness, mistakes are made without correction. ——Confucius

4. Keep learning until you close the coffin. ——Confucius

5. Those who are always at ease will not have broad ambitions. ——Confucius

6. A gentleman is peaceful but not arrogant, and a villain is arrogant but not arrogant. ——Confucius

7. Making mistakes without correcting them is called making mistakes. ——Confucius

8. Youth is like nature, and habits are like nature. ——Confucius

9. The deceased is like a man who never gives up day and night. ——Confucius

10. What a joy it is to have friends coming from afar! ——Confucius

11. Poverty does not compromise justice, attainment does not deviate from the Tao. ——Confucius

12. A gentleman seeks everything from himself, while a villain seeks everything from others. ——Confucius

13. Confucius taught four things: literature, conduct, loyalty, and trustworthiness. ——Confucius

14. When making friends with others, promote those who are strong and ignore those who are weak, so it can last for a long time. ——Confucius

15. I worry about not cultivating virtues, not learning about them, not being able to move after hearing the righteousness, and not being able to correct bad deeds.

——Confucius