47 quotes
“Where words lose their meaning, people lose their lives.”
"What you do not want others to do to you do not do to others."
on Wisdom
"A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace."
"The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man perfected without trials."
"To see what is right and not do it is want of courage."
on Courage
"The noble-minded encourage what is beautiful in people and discourage what is ugly in them. Little people do just the opposite."
on Character
"To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice."
on Ethics
"The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.”(Analects 4.16)"
"The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith."
"To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it."
"Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others."
on Self Awareness
"The gentleman does not promote people merely on the basis of their words, nor does he reject words merely because of the person who uttered them."
"When everyone hates a person, you should investigate thoroughly, and when everyone loves a person, you should also investigate thoroughly."
"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."
on Education
"Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished."
on Critical Thinking
"What the superior man seeks is in himself what the small man seeks is in others."
"Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses."
"Wherever you go, go with all your heart."
on Inspirational
"The way of a superior man is threefold: Virtuous he is free from anxieties wise he is free from perplexities bold he is free from fear."
on Mental Health
"The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest success comes only later."
on Success
"A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake."