Confucius
Confucius
Confucius was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history...
NationalityChinese
ProfessionPhilosopher
CountryChina
good others secure secured wishes
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
gentleman wish speak
A gentleman wishes to be slow to speak and quick to act.
hands wish confucianism
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! Virtue is at hand.
order mind wish
In ancient times, those who wished to illuminate the world with virtue first brought order to their nations. Wishing to order well their nations, they first harmonized their families. Wishing to harmonize their families, they first cultivated themselves. Wishing to cultivate themselves, they first rectified their minds. Those who wished to rectify their minds first made their intentions sincere.
men law wish
When a man is guided by the principles of reciprocity and consciousness, he is not far from the moral law. Whatever you don't wish for yourself don't do unto others.
men perfect wish
The man of perfect virtue, wishing to be established himself, seeks also to establish others; wishing to be enlarged himself, he seeks also to enlarge others.
badass goal wish
Do not wish for quick results, nor look for small advantages. If you seek quick results, you will not reach the ultimate goal. If you are led astray by small advantages, you will never accomplish great things.
wish do-unto-others
Do unto others as you wish others do unto you.
chinese wish
What you do not wish upon yourself, extend not to others.
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.