Confucius Quotes - Page 2

The man of wisdom is never of two minds;
the man of benevolence never worries;
the man of courage is never afraid.

The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Time flows away like the water in the river.

The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.”
(Analects 2.11)

Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.

he who will not economize will have to agonize

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

The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water - other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!”
(Analects 6.11)

Wenn du weißt, behaupte, dass du es weißt. Und wenn du etwas nicht weißt, gib zu, dass du es nicht weißt. Das ist Wissen.

Wenn man noch nicht das Leben kennt, wie sollte man den Tod kennen.

Wenn man noch nicht den Menschen dienen kann, wie sollte man den Geistern dienen können?

We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living

The funniest people are the saddest ones

The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

Shall I teach you what knowledge?
When you know a thing, say that you know it;
when you do not know a thing,
admit that you do not know it.
That is knowledge

Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.

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

Lernen und nicht denken ist nichtig, denken und nicht lernen ist ermüdend.

Wo ein Gebildeter weilt, kann keine Rohheit aufkommen.