Quotes by Confucius
8 quotes by Confucius (died 479 BC), taken from Analects. Each is given word for word, with its work, its passage and its source.
Analects
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“Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseverance and application?”
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“Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.”
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“When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it;-- this is knowledge.”
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“Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practises it will have neighbors.”
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“What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”
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“Admirable indeed was the virtue of Hui! With a single bamboo dish of rice, a single gourd dish of drink, and living in his mean narrow lane, while others could not have endured the distress, he did not allow his joy to be affected by it.”
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“The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills.”
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“When we see men of worth, we should think of equalling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”