If my soul is not engaged in worship, it is even as though I worshipped not.
CONFUCIUS, attributed, Day's Collacon
If one learns from others but does not think, one is still at a loss. If, on the other hand, one thinks but does not learn from others, one is in peril.
CONFUCIUS, The Analects
Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
CONFUCIUS, The Analects
How abundantly do spiritual beings display the powers that belong to them!
CONFUCIUS, attributed, Day's Collacon
Why should man boast of his strength; is not the horse stronger than he?
CONFUCIUS, attributed, Day's Collacon
If you want a man to succeed in the reform of his affairs which are in a deadlock and mess, you must self-evidently first of all tell him how to reform the instrument with which he has to carry out that reform--the instrument, viz, the man himself.
CONFUCIUS, The Universal Order: Or, Conduct of Life, a Confucian Catechism
Fear not to reform.
CONFUCIUS, attributed, Day's Collacon
See much and get rid of what is dangerous and be careful in acting on the rest and your causes for regret will be few.
CONFUCIUS, The Analects
Trying to satisfy one's desires with possessions is like putting out a fire with straw.
CONFUCIUS, attributed, Treasury of Spiritual Wisdom
He who knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them.
CONFUCIUS, attributed, Day's Collacon
When you are laboring for others, let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.
CONFUCIUS, attributed, Pebbles, Pearls and Gems of the Orient
Mark a man's motives.
CONFUCIUS, attributed, Day's Collacon
A man who lives a virtuous life and in the pursuit of knowledge, may have great joy with only coarse rice to eat, water to drink, and his bended arm for a pillow.
CONFUCIUS, attributed, Day's Collacon
If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nations.
CONFUCIUS, Sayings of Confucius
Humanity is the equity of the heart.
CONFUCIUS, attributed, Day's Collacon
Those whose humanity is large, while their exhibition of righteousness is slight, are loved and not honoured. Those whose righteousness is large and their humanity slight are honoured and not loved.
CONFUCIUS, Delphi Collected Works of Confucius
He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
