Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
To rein a kingdom efficiently it is necessary, before all, to put into good order the family. It's impossible for a man who doesn't know how to lead his own family to know how to lead a country.
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
Doesn
Efficiently
Order
Reins
Country
Kingdom
Good
Kingdoms
Men
Lead
Necessary
Impossible
Family
Rein
More quotes by Confucius
A youth is to be regarded with respect.
Confucius
He who sling mud, lose ground.
Confucius
To know that one knows what one knows, and to know that one doesn't know what one doesn't know, there lies true wisdom.
Confucius
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
Confucius
Return good for good return evil with justice.
Confucius
The person of benevolence never worries.
Confucius
When frying small fish, disturb them little.
Confucius
The general of a large army may be defeated, but you cannot defeat the determined mind of a peasant.
Confucius
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
Confucius
Settle one difficulty, and you keep a hundred away.
Confucius
Things have their roots and branches. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. To know what is first and what is last will lead one near the Way.
Confucius
When you are ignorant about something, to know that you are ignorant about it - that is knowledge.
Confucius
Be loyal to yourself, charitable to neighbours, nothing more.
Confucius
If language is not rectified, words do not correspond to meaning, and if words do not correspond to meaning, our deeds cannot be accomplished.
Confucius
Behave when away from home as though you were in the presence of an honored guest. Employ the people as though you were assisting at an important sacrifice. Do not do to others what you would not like yourself. Then there will be no feelings of opposition to you, whether it is the affairs of a state that you are handling or the affairs of a family.
Confucius
A fool marvels at rare things, but a wise man at common ones.
Confucius
The most beautiful sight in the world is a little child going confidently down the road of life after you have shown him the way.
Confucius
A good man will certainly also possess courage but a brave man is not necessarily good.
Confucius
Study the past if you want to define the future.
Confucius
If there were an honorable way to get rich, I’d do it, even if it meant being a stooge standing around with a whip. But there isn’t an honorable way, so I just do what I like.
Confucius
