Quotes by Confucius

"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large."

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

"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."

"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps."

"The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions."

"Learning without reflection is a waste, reflection without learning is dangerous."

"When you see a man of worth, think of how you may emulate him. When you see one who is unworthy, examine yourself."

"To give oneself earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom."

"To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it."

"What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."

"He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own."

"Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?"

"The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress."

"I am not bothered by the fact that I am unknown. I am bothered when I do not know others."

"They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom."