Confucius ( 10 of 124 )
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.
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.
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.
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.
A picture is a poem without words.
A picture is a poem without words.
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
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.
Questions are the creative acts of intelligence
Questions are the creative acts of intelligence
He who will not economize will have to agonize.
He who will not economize will have to agonize.
