Wisdom from Confucius – Inspiring Quotes That Stand the Test of Time

Confucius says, ‘The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.’

Confucius says, ‘Silence is a true friend who never betrays.’

Confucius says, ‘It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.’

Confucius says, ‘The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.’

Confucius says, ‘Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.’

Confucius says, ‘Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.’

Confucius says, ‘Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.’

Confucius says, ‘The only way to do great work is to love what you do.’

Confucius says, ‘Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.’

Confucius says, ‘The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.’

Confucius says, ‘The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.’

Confucius says, ‘Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.’

Confucius says, ‘I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.’

Confucius says, ‘The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions.’

Confucius says, ‘To see what is right and not do it is a lack of courage.’

Confucius says, ‘Life is a series of choices. Choose wisely.’

Wisdom from Confucius – Inspiring Quotes That Stand the Test of Time part 2

Confucius says, ‘He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.’

Confucius says, ‘The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.’

Confucius says, ‘Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.’

Confucius says, ‘The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.’

Confucius says, ‘A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion.’

Confucius says, ‘The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.’

Confucius says, ‘Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure.’

Confucius says, ‘The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.’

Confucius says, ‘Respect yourself and others will respect you.’

Confucius says, ‘When it is obvious that goals can’t be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.’

Confucius says, ‘Your life is what your thoughts make it.’

Confucius says, ‘What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the small man seeks is in others.’

Confucius says, ‘He who conquers others is strong; he who conquers himself is mighty.’

Confucius says, ‘Choose your friends wisely, as you become like the people you spend the most time with.’

Confucius says, ‘Be not afraid of going slowly, be afraid only of standing still.’

Confucius says, ‘By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.’

Confucius says, ‘The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.’

Confucius says, ‘The greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.’

Confucius says, ‘Study without thought is labor lost; thought without study is perilous.’

Confucius says, ‘Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot.’

Confucius says, ‘When anger rises, think of the consequences.’

Confucius says, ‘I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.’

Confucius says, ‘To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.’

Confucius says, ‘Wherever you go, go with all your heart.’

Confucius says, ‘The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.’

Confucius says, ‘When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.’

Confucius says, ‘The perfecting of one’s self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.’

Confucius says, ‘To have friends, we must first be one.’

Confucius says, ‘The man who says he can, and the man who says he can’t are both correct.’