Confucius

Quotes from Confucius.

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
- Confucius

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
- Confucius

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
- Confucius

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
- Confucius

When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
- Confucius

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.
- Confucius

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.
- Confucius

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
- Confucius

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

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
- Confucius