Confucius ( 10 of 124 )
Make fair agreements and stick to them
Make fair agreements and stick to them
Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.
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 commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off,
but the will of even a read more
The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off,
but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him.
Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a
pillow-I have still joy in read more
With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a
pillow-I have still joy in the midst of all these things.
Questions are the creative acts of intelligence
Questions are the creative acts of intelligence
Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently
Philosophy is a study that lets us be unhappy more intelligently
