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Confucius

Confucius (551–479 BC) was a Chinese teacher and civil servant whose teachings on duty, family and government shaped Chinese thought for more than two thousand years. He wrote no book himself; the Analects are a collection of his sayings compiled by his students after his death.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

- Confucius

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

- Confucius

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

- Confucius

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

- Confucius

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

- Confucius

Study the past if you would define the future.

- Confucius

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

- Confucius

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.

- Confucius

He who learns but does not think is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

- Confucius

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third, by experience, which is the bitterest.

- Confucius

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

- Confucius

The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.

- Confucius
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