A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.

Confucius

He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions

Confucius

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

Confucius

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.

Confucius

Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see.

Confucius

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Confucius

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

Confucius

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

Confucius

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

Confucius

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

Confucius

Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance.

Confucius

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Confucius

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Confucius

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

Confucius

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Confucius

To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge.

Confucius

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

Confucius

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

Confucius

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

Confucius

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself!

Confucius

He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against.

Confucius

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Confucius

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.

Confucius

I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.

Confucius

You cannot open a book without learning something.

Confucius

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Confucius

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.

Confucius

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Confucius

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

Confucius

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

Confucius

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Confucius

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Confucius

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.

Confucius

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

Confucius

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

Confucius

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

Confucius

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

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

Confucius

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Confucius

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

Confucius

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

Confucius

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Confucius

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Confucius

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.

Confucius

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

Confucius

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

Confucius

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

Confucius

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

Confucius

Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.

Confucius

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Confucius