Quotes by Confucius

To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.


To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.


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


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


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


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


When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.


When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.


Wherever you go, go with all your heart.


Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.