Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
The superior person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen.
Confucius
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Confucius
Philosopher
Teacher
Writer
Zhongni
Confucio
Konfuzius
Kong Fuzi
Kongqiu
Kong Qiu
K'ung-fu-tzu
K'ung-tzu
Kongzi
K'ung Fu-tse
Kung Fu Tzu
Kung Fu-tse
Kongfuzi
Kong Fu Zi
Kungfutse
Together
Gathers
Persons
Unforeseen
Person
Superior
Superiors
Provide
Skills
Weapons
Order
More quotes by Confucius
If one leads them with administrative measures and uses punishments to make them conform, the people will be evasive, but if one leads them with virtue, they will come up to expectations.
Confucius
Do not treat others as you yourself would not be treated.
Confucius
The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.
Confucius
The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.
Confucius
The superior man is easy to serve, but difficult to please ... The inferior man is difficult to serve, but easy to please.
Confucius
Do unto others what you want done unto you.
Confucius
When there are duties to perform [true] servants and sons serve their labors.
Confucius
Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow - therein is happiness. Wealth and rank attained through immoral means are nothing but drifting clouds.
Confucius
Learning, undigested by thought, is labor lost.
Confucius
I daily examine myself on three points: In planning for others, have I failed in conscientiousness? In intercourse with friends, have I been insincere? And have I failed to practice what I have been taught?
Confucius
Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise?
Confucius
Tell people - and they may forget... show them - they may remember... but involve them and they will understand.
Confucius
When the multitude detests a man, inquiry is necessary when the multitude likes a man, inquiry is equally necessary.
Confucius
Better than the one who knows what is right is the one who loves what is right.
Confucius
Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you.
Confucius
A gentleman does not promote a man on account of what he says nor does he reject sayings, because the speaker is what he is.
Confucius
Love makes a spot beautiful: who chooses not to dwell in love, has he got wisdom?
Confucius
If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.
Confucius
Confucius say... politician is one who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after.
Confucius
Those who are firm, enduring, simple and unpretentious are the nearest to virtue.
Confucius
