About Confucius: Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history.
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.
Al cielo non chiedo altro che una casa piena di libri e un giardino pieno di fiori
The Master said, “A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.” (Analects 4.9)
The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.
The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.” (Analects 4.16)
The Master said, “The gentleman does not serve as a vessel.” (Analects 2.12)
The Master said, “Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Poverty and disgrace are things that all people hate, and yet unless they are avoided in the proper way ...
Words are the voice of the heart.
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of man.
We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living
Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.
Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.
I am not concerned that I am not known; I seek to be worthy to be known.
The funniest people are the saddest ones
Study the past if you would define the future.
Think of tomorrow, the past can't be mended.
