Quotes by Confucius

“ It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. ”

“ Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. ”

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

“ It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs. ”

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

“ 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. ”

“ The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. ”

“ Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. ”

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

“ I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. ”

“ We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one. ”

“ What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. ”