[Confucius]

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

Confucius

[Confucius]

The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.

Confucius

[Confucius]

To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.

Confucius

[Confucius]

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Confucius

[Confucius]

When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.

Confucius

[Confucius]

When you see a good person, think of becoming like him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.

Confucius

[Confucius]

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Confucius

[Confucius]

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

Confucius

[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

[Confucius]

A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies.

Confucius

[Confucius]

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

Confucius

[Confucius]

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

Confucius

[Confucius]

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

Confucius

[Confucius]

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

Confucius

[Confucius]

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

Confucius