Get here some best inspirational Confucius Quotes about life, mistake, knowledge, respect, and wisdom to live a thoughtful life.
Best Confucius Quotes For Students
1. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ― Confucius
2. “Your life is what your thoughts make it.” ― Confucious
3. “Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.” ― Confucius
4. “If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.” ― Confucius
5. “The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.” ― Confucious
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6. “A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.” ― Confucius
7. “Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.” ― Confucius
8. “Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance.” ― Confucius
9. “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.” ― Confucius
10. “Respect yourself and others will respect you.” ― Confucius
11. “The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.” ― Confucius
12. “A man without a mustache is a man without a soul.” ― Confucius
13. “The journey with 1000 miles begins with one step.” ― Confucius
14. “Virtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.” ― Confucius
15. “Signs and symbols rule the world, not words nor laws.” ― Confucius
16. “It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.” ― Confucius
17. “To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.” ― Confucius
18. “Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.” ― Confucius
19. “A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.” ― Confucius
20. “I am not concerned that I am not known; I seek to be worthy to be known.” ― Confucius
21. “He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.” ― Confucius
22. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.” ― Confucius
23. “If your plan is for one-year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children. ” ― Confucius
24. “The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.” ― Confucius
25. “The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.” ― Confucius
26. “Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.” ― Confucius
27. “People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.” ― Confucius
28. “If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.” ― Confucius
29. “When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.” ― Confucius
30. “To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.” ― Confucius
31. “Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it” ― Confucius
32. “Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing.” ― Confucius
33. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.” ― Confucius
34. “A man of humanity is one who, in seeking to establish himself, finds a foothold for others and who, in desiring attaining himself, helps others to attain.” ― Confucius
35. “If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.” ― Confucius
36. “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” ― Confucius
37. “Study the past if you would define the future.” ― Confucius
38. “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.” ― Confucius
39. “We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves” ― Confucius
40. “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.” ― Confucius
41. “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.” ― Confucius
42. “Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.” ― Confucius
43. “When a person should be spoken with, and you don’t speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn’t be spoken with and you speak to them, you waste your breath. The wise do not lose people, nor do they waste their breath.” ― Confucius
44. “The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.” ― Confucious
45. “Time flows away like the water in the river.” ― Confucius
46. “Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. ” ― Confucius
47. “Anyone can find the switch after the lights are on.” ― Confucius
48. “Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.” ― Confucius
49. “Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.” ― Confucius
50. “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” ― Confucious
51. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.” ― Confucius
52. “By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.” ― Confucius
53. “We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.” ― Confucius
54. “Not to discuss with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man. To discuss with a man not worthy of conversation is to waste words. The wise waste neither men nor words.” ― Confucius
55. “Don’t do unto others what you don’t want to be done unto you.” ― Confucius
56. “You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it’s drawn from its sheath” ― Confucius
57. “When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.” ― Confucius
58. “Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.” ― Confucius
59. “Humankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.” ― Confucius
60. “If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.” ― Confucius
61. “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.” ― Confucius
62. “Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.” ― Confucius
63. “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.” ― Confucious
64. “The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities, and bold they are free from fear.” ― Confucius
65. “Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.” ― Confucious
66. “Knowledge is merely brilliance in the organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.” ― Confucius
67. “The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.” ― Confucius
68. “Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.” ― Confucius
69. “Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.” ― Confucius
70. “Silence is a true friend who never betrays.” ― Confucius
71. “You cannot open a book without learning something.” ― Confucius
72. “Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.” ― Confucius
73. “It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve, and bad things are very easy to get.” ― Confucius
74. “It is not the failure of others to appreciate the abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.” ― Confucius
75. “What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.” ― Confucius
76. “To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.” ― Confucius
77. “Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.” ― Confucius
