Chinese Quotes

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"The grass must bend, when the wind blows across it."

-- Confucius

"The grass must bend, when the wind blows across it."

-- Confucius

"The cautious seldom err."

-- Confucius

"The cautious seldom err."

-- Confucius

"The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue."

-- Confucius

"The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue."

-- Confucius

"A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present?"

-- Confucius

"A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present?"

-- Confucius

"To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away."

-- Confucius

"To lead uninstructed people to war is to throw them away."

-- Confucius

"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of."

-- Confucius

"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of."

-- Confucius

"Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?"

-- Confucius

"Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?"

-- Confucius

"Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness."

-- Confucius

"Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness."

-- Confucius

"Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles."

-- Confucius

"Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles."

-- Confucius

"The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not know him."

-- Confucius

"The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not know him."

-- Confucius

"Coarse rice for food, water to drink, and the bended arm for a pillow—happiness may be enjoyed even in these."

-- Confucius

"Coarse rice for food, water to drink, and the bended arm for a pillow—happiness may be enjoyed even in these."

-- Confucius

"The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar."

-- Confucius

"The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar."

-- Confucius

"Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue."

-- Confucius

"Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue."

-- Confucius

"The more you know yourself, the less you are distracted by the praise or blame of others."

-- Confucius

"The more you know yourself, the less you are distracted by the praise or blame of others."

-- Confucius

"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."

-- Confucius

"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."

-- Confucius

"He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own."

-- Confucius

"He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own."

-- Confucius

"When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

-- Confucius

"When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

-- Confucius

"He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good."

-- Confucius

"He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good."

-- Confucius

"The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools."

-- Confucius

"The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools."

-- Confucius

"To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short."

-- Confucius

"To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short."

-- Confucius

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

-- Confucius

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

-- Confucius

"Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others."

-- Confucius

"Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others."

-- Confucius

"It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works."

-- Confucius

"It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works."

-- Confucius

"Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace."

-- Confucius

"Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace."

-- Confucius