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Inspiring quotes from Confucius

Confucius was revered as the "Sage of Heaven" and "The Wooden Duo of Heaven" in ancient times. He was one of the most knowledgeable scholars in society at that time. The following is the content of Confucius' inspirational quotes. Welcome to read !

1. The deceased is like a man who never gives up day and night.

2. If you want to establish yourself, you should establish others; if you want to achieve yourself, you should achieve others.

3. Tell without writing, believe in the past but love the past, and compare me to Lao Peng.

4. I don’t know. Do you know what the speaker is doing to the world? How is he showing this?

5. Why should I hold on? Shooting? Do you want to control it? I will control it.

6. A gentleman’s behavior is based on etiquette.

7. At ten, I am determined to learn; at thirty, I am established; at forty, I am not confused; at fifty, I know the destiny; at sixty, my ears are obedient; at seventy, I follow my heart's desires without exceeding the rules.

8. Knowing is knowing, not knowing is not knowing, that is knowing.

9. When I was fifteen, I was determined to learn; when I was thirty, I was established; when I was forty, I was not confused; when I was fifty, I knew the destiny; when I was sixty, my ears were obedient; when I was seventy, I followed my heart's desires without going beyond the rules.

10. Shuyun: Xiaohu! Only be filial to friends and brothers, and be helpful to those in power. It is also for politics. Ridicule him for his actions and politics!

11. Seeing good is like falling short, seeing bad is like exploring the soup.

12. To give, choose the thickest; to do things, lift them; to hold back, choose the thinnest.

13. Isn’t it true that one should learn and practice from time to time?

14. If you are generous to yourself but do not blame others, you will be far away from resentment.

15. When you see the virtuous, think about them, and when you see the virtuous, you should introspect yourself.

16. If you don’t know your destiny, you cannot be a gentleman.

17. Keep learning until you close the coffin.

18. The way is based on virtue, the order is based on etiquette, and there is shame and dignity.

19. Be tireless in learning and teaching.

20. How difficult it is to live in groups all day long, not speaking the right words, but practicing small wisdom!

21. A gentleman wants to be slow in words but quick in deeds.

22. Act on the interests of others and complain too much.

23. Three friends who benefit. Friends who are straight, friends who are understanding, and friends who are knowledgeable are beneficial.

24. Zhilan was born in the deep forest, and does not lose its beauty because there is no one around; a gentleman cultivates virtue and does not change his mind because of poverty.

25. Don’t worry about scarcity but worry about inequality; don’t worry about poverty but worry about insecurity. There is no poverty in Gaijun, there is no widowhood in harmony, and there is no inclination in peace.

26. A gentleman is magnanimous, but a villain is always concerned.

27. Tao is governed by politics, and punishment is used in order, so that the people can avoid it without being shameful;

28. It is rare to miss a promise.

29. If you can talk to someone but don’t talk to them, you will miss someone; if you talk to someone you can’t talk to, you will lose your words.

30. What the hell! How can the four seasons move and all things come into being? What can God say!

31. Being rich is something you can ask for. Even if you are a whip-wielding man, I will do it for you. If you can’t ask for it, I will do what I like.

32. If you are not angry, you will not be enlightened, and if you are not angry, you will not be angry.

33. I don’t eat all day long, stay up all night, and think about it, it’s useless, it’s not as good as learning.

34. If I can cultivate myself or above, I will not be without teachings.

35. Think of others when you see the good, and reflect on yourself when you see the unworthy.

36. When the prime minister defends the public, the emperor Mu Mu. Xi took it from the hall of three families!

37. To teach people to be affectionate, don’t be good at filial piety; to teach people to be polite, don’t be good at disobedience; to change customs, don’t be good at happiness; to teach people to be peaceful and kind. Don't be good at etiquette.

38. I am not a person who is born with knowledge, but a person who loves the past and is keen to pursue it.

39. The descendants do not seek Xia, the barbarians do not disrupt China, the captives do not join the alliance, and the soldiers do not force the enemy to do well.

40. A gentleman respects virtue and pursues knowledge, which is broad and subtle, extremely wise but moderate.

41. If you keep it with foolishness, your merit will be known all over the world; if you keep it with surrender, you will be brave enough to shake up the world; if you keep it with timidity, you will be rich all over the world.

42. I will reply to you all day long. If you don’t disobey, you will be like a fool. If you retreat and save your own selfishness, it will be enough to make progress. It's not stupid to go back.

43. If you are good at benevolence and don’t want to learn, you will be a fool; if you are knowledgeable but don’t want to learn, you will be a fool; if you are trustworthy and don’t want to learn, you will be a thief; if you are straightforward but don’t want to learn, then you will be blind; good. If you are brave and don't learn, your cover will be chaotic; if you are strong and don't learn, your cover will be crazy.

44. Courtesy to people is like wine.

45. The old are at ease, the friends are trustworthy, and the young are cherished.

46. Filial piety to a husband begins with serving relatives, ends with serving the king, and finally establishes one’s integrity.

47. The nature of heaven and earth is that humans are precious. There is nothing greater than filial piety in a person's behavior.

48. A person who is young but not jealous, a person who is old and has no words to express, and an old person who is not dead is a thief.

49. If you don’t know life, how can you know death?

50. If you hear the Tao in the morning, you will die in the evening.

51. If you are a person of three, you must have a teacher. Choose the good ones and follow them, and change the bad ones.

52. If someone does something without knowing it, then I am not right. If you hear more, you will be good and follow it; if you see more, you will know it, which is the next best thing.

53. Advance with it, don’t retreat with it. Nothing but what. People purify themselves in order to advance, but if they purify themselves, they will not protect their way forward.

54. The king treats his ministers with courtesy, and the ministers serve the king with loyalty.

55. A country with a thousand chariots of truth, respecting things and being trustworthy, being frugal and loving others, so that the people can take care of themselves.

56. If you can talk to someone but don’t say it, you will miss someone; if you talk to someone you can’t talk to, you will lose your words. He who knows does not lose people, nor does he lose words.

57. I worry about not cultivating virtue, not learning about it, not being able to move after hearing the righteousness, and not being able to correct bad deeds.

58. That’s it! I have never seen anyone who loves virtue as much as he loves sex!

59. If the people are enough, who is the king? If the people are not enough, which king will be enough?

60. It is not enough for a scholar to aspire to the Tao but be ashamed of his bad clothes and bad food.

61. Do what you are told first and then follow it.

62. In a town with ten houses, there must be someone as loyal and trustworthy as Qiu, who is not as studious as Qiu.

63. A gentleman has nothing to do with the world, and there is nothing wrong with it. It is the comparison of righteousness.