Confucius ( 10 of 124 )
He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.
He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of resentment.
Tsze-Kung asked, "Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master read more
Tsze-Kung asked, "Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master said, "Is not Reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something read more
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.
The first woman was created from the rib of a man. She was not made from his head to top read more
The first woman was created from the rib of a man. She was not made from his head to top him, nor from his feet to be trampled on by him, but out of his side to be equal to him.
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue
is at hand.
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue
is at hand.
To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle.
To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle.
Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
