Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
forgive forgiveness god love neighbor others reconciled thou thy wish
Love thy neighbor as thyself: Do not to others what thou wouldn't not wish be done to thyself: Forgive injuries. Forgive thy enemy, be reconciled to him, give him assistance, invoke God in his behalf.
great happiness happy pains persuade
We take great pains to persuade other that we are happy than in to think so ourselves.
cannot stupidity wisest
It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.
practiced practices preach till
He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.
blossoming music stem strong virtue
Virtue is the strong stem of man's nature, and music is the blossoming of virtue.
animals differs mankind people throw
Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.
above anyone below difficult either harsh hate men partial poverty prone towards unjust
It is because men are prone to be partial towards those they love, unjust to those they hate, servile to those above them, and either harsh or overindulgent to those below them in station, poverty or distress, that it is difficult to find anyone capa
ignorance moon night star
Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star
ignorance moon night
Ignorance is the night of mind, a night without moon or star.
good others secure secured wishes
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
agonize economize
He who will not economize will have to agonize
danger great learns thinks
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
evil mind virtue
He who has really set his mind on virtue will do no evil.
five generosity perfect practice virtue
To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.