FastSaying

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.


Confucius

  Email Quote to Friends   Link to Quote   Create Short URL  Publish Text About This Quote   Share on Facebook, Twitter, and more
  See Recommended Quotes For You

Related

The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we...
FRANK CRANE We never tried to be a warehouse for books. We always paid very close attention to practically every...
JACK GOLDMAN I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES Socialism also brings us up against the hard rock of eugenic fact which, if we neglect it, will dash...
HAVELOCK ELLIS Most books reviews aren't very well-written. They tend to be more about the reviewer than the bo...
TIBOR FISCHER Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.
HENRY FORD This is our opportunity to build deeper relationships with our customers. We see this as a way to pr...
DAVID HUDSON Most bad books get that way because their authors are engaged in trying to justify themselves. If a ...
STEPHEN VIZINCZEY A smart person speaks out the truth. A wise person doesn't care about speaking it out, as much as he...
ABHIJIT NASKAR We need to save the Arctic not because of the polar bears, and not because it is the most beautiful ...
LEWIS GORDON PUGH Endurance and to be able to endure is the first lesson a child should learn because it's the one the...
JEAN JACQUES ROUSSEAU Endurance and to be able to endure is the first lesson a child should learn because it's the one the...
JEAN-JACQUES ROUSSEAU I had a chance to read his biography, ... He was a fierce competitor, very acrobatic and obviously v...
ED BELFOUR Men need rule books. Women want men to intuit what they want. And only about 2% of men can do that, ...
DENNIS PRAGER We don't need to have just one favorite. We keep adding favorites. Our favorite book is always the b...
LLOYD ALEXANDER To paint comic books as childish and illiterate is lazy. A lot of comic books are very literate - un...
ALAN MOORE One of the most important roles of our journalists is to be watchdogs.
DAN RATHER If you look at the very best presidents, the most effective presidents, they were always decent sale...
DAN PINK I believe in the magic of books. I believe that during certain periods in our lives we are drawn to ...
CECELIA AHERN Valeri Bure brings a package of speed, offensive skill and experience to our lineup. We believe that...
DAVE TAYLOR There is nothing less to our credit than our neglect of the foreigner and his children, unless it be...
CHARLES HORTON COOLEY There is nothing less to our credit than our neglect of the foreigner and his children, unless it be...
CHARLES HORTON COOLEY We're very excited about Rick because he brings a wealth of experience and is very high on fundament...
BOB STANLEY We feel the Board should have acted against Chappell as per the rule book. And they should not have ...
JAGMOHAN DALMIYA Most people need to prioritize sleep. There's just too much in our society that distracts our attent...
DR. ERIC OLSON Few coffee shops have books, fewer have good books, and even less will have one book that can change...
ROBIN SACREDFIRE (They) can be some of my most enjoyable years because there's not much pressure on this team. . . . ...
BOB CAPENER There are enough books in the world. You want to write the ones that are good. The minute you write ...
MICHAEL LEWIS What we need to do is get them where we need them the most, that's our challenge right now, ... But ...
JULIE GERBERDING I'm just very thankful. And I say that a lot because that's the most important message.
PHARRELL WILLIAMS The most precious gift we can offer anyone is our attention.
THICH NHAT HANH The strike zone should be what the rule book says it is and not a personal idiosyncrasy.
FRANK DEFORD There is nothing less to our credit than our neglect of the foreigner and his children, unless it be...
CHARLES HORTON COOLEY Every man who says frankly and fully what he thinks is so far doing a public service. We should be g...
JOHN STUART MILL If most people around a person don’t either neglect him often or insult him at times to treat him ...
ANUJ SOMANY Dialogue is the place that books are most alive and forge the most direct connection with readers. I...
LAINI TAYLOR Let us pick up our books and our pens,” I said. “They are our most powerful weapons. One child, ...
MALALA YOUSAFZAI That's one thing I like about Hollywood. The writer is there revealed in his ultimate corruption. He...
RAYMOND CHANDLER You both should feel honored.”
“Right, very honored,” I said. “Always wanted to be poss...
RICK RIORDAN We are at our most powerful the moment we no longer need to be powerful.
ERIC MICHA'EL LEVENTHAL If difficult times teach us the most important lessons, we should then learn to read difficult books...
JOYCE RACHELLE We should remember that bearing a heartfelt testimony is only a beginning. We need to bear testimony...
DAVID A. BEDNAR If we cannot find our way to a time when most of us are willing to admit that, at the very least, we...
SAM HARRIS If on the one side we do not harbor the illusion that the entire proletariat must be enlightened bef...
JOHANN MOST The existing system will be quickest and most radically overthrown by the annihilation of its expone...
JOHANN MOST If we hope and even assume that the social question will be answered through communism, and not in t...
JOHANN MOST Fortunately, no country was ever more suited for anarchist agitation than present-day America.
JOHANN MOST Anarchists are socialists because they want the improvement of society, and they are communists beca...
JOHANN MOST Is anarchism possible? The failure of attempts to attain freedom does not mean the cause is lost.
JOHANN MOST Is anarchism desirable? Well, who does not seek freedom? What man, unless willing to declare himself...
JOHANN MOST I was really more interested in dramatic work, but I thought, 'Well, I guess I could do comedy.&...
DONNY MOST It is the lash of hunger which compels the poor man to submit. In order to live he must sell - '...
JOHANN MOST It should be noted that these patients were all quite motivated to try this product. Facial plastic ...
SAM MOST As set forth by theologians, the idea of "God" is an argument that assumes its own conclusions, and ...
JOHANN MOST The more man clings to religion, the more he believes. The more he believes, the less he knows. The ...
JOHANN MOST 'God' - as revealed in his book of edicts and narratives is practically an idiot. He has nothing to ...
JOHANN MOST It is the lash of hunger which compels the poor man to submit. In order to live he must sell - 'volu...
JOHANN MOST The god of the Christians, as we have seen, is the god who makes promises only to break them; who se...
JOHANN MOST A god who created man "after his own image", and still the origin of evil in man is not accredited t...
JOHANN MOST Among all mental diseases that have been systematically inoculated into the human cranium, the relig...
JOHANN MOST He who negates present society, and seeks social conditions based on the sharing of property, is a r...
JOHANN MOST The demand for facial plastic surgical procedures has increased steadily over the past decade. But a...
SAM MOST I am very pleased to welcome Dan to our board of directors. As one of the most regarded executives i...
GIL SHWED What most people wanted was a reproduction of the book, because the book made money,
MAURICE SENDAK It may not have the virtuous ring of the golden rule, but the maxim 'never say never' is one...
JULIAN BAGGINI We need to continually turn our attention to this issue because it's a tragedy.
ELIZABETH BARNETT People will tell you most of the story… and I’ve learned that the part they neglect to tell you ...
NICHOLAS SPARKS Some claim we should not have acted because the threat from [deposed Iraqi President] Saddam Hussein...
DICK CHENEY This whole religious rule book just needs to be burned, and we need to reinvent the rules. Otherwise...
CRAIG GROSS Kindness is universal. Sometimes being kind allows others to see the goodness in humanity through yo...
GERMANY KENT [I]f these [new] books ... must be retained, as they will be, should not the Bible regain the place ...
FISHER AMES ...[W]hy should we pay so much attention to what 'most people' think? The really reasonable people, ...
SOCRATES We tend to pay attention to that which is the most current on our radar screen.
WARREN RUDMAN I was just the youngest in the family, and most in desperate need of attention.
CAROLINE RHEA It's very beautifully done. Everything that, to me, is the most important and most moving in the boo...
RACHEL TOLKIEN I feel he should be honored as a hero. He was going to make a career out of the military. He wouldn'...
CAROLYN HOWARD It's very challenging. The most important thing you need as a sportsman is to be clear on what you'r...
BRETT LEE It should not be in the book for titillating purposes or settling scores. It should be in the book b...
ALAN BRINKLEY We should be very successful if we play our game. We just need to continue playing the way we have a...
HEATHER FERGUSON Neglect is a major reason for some of the most painful experiences we suffer in life.
SUNDAY ADELAJA If I am honored to serve as first lady, I will use that wonderful privilege to try to help people in...
MELANIA TRUMP Most people are slow to champion love because they fear the transformation it brings into their live...
ABERJHANI 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give...
JAMES C. DOBSON And just last week we learned that our best pupil (Albert Einstein) is going to be recognized as 'th...
DEAN POMERLEAU Most of the fundamental ideas of science are essentially simple, and may, as a rule, be expressed in...
ALBERT EINSTEIN Selection is the very keel on which our mental ship is built. And in this case of memory its utility...
JAMES WILLIAMS We need to prepare the airport for whatever the future might bring. If the future brings an industry...
ROBERT BROWN A couple of customers interrupted [...] who wanted to know if we had some YA book about ants and ali...
SHAUN DAVID HUTCHINSON If People Treated Their Baby The Same As Their Business Most People Would Go To Prison For Neglect!!...
DR.'S RICK AND SUSANN CRAWFORD What should exist? To me, that's the most exciting question imaginable. What do we need that we don'...
PAUL ALLEN In our land of opportunities and distractions, it's hard to devote our attention to the quiet pleasu...
STEVE LEVEEN Sycophancy is the course we all must compulsorily study,to qualify us to be in the good books of mos...
DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) We as a people need to declare that we stand with rule of law and not with the false tales of the re...
DAVID A. CLARKE, JR. The rule has been in place for 20 or more years. The most common thing I've heard is, 'Is that a new...
DAVE WAGNER At the very core of my relationship to learning is the idea that we should be as organic as possible...
JOSHUA WAITZKIN We don't need as much experience race-wise because most of us are seniors.
BRIAN DENNIS He's for you and wants to help you be the person He created you to be.
CRAIG GROESCHEL She's brought unparalleled excitement and attention to books. All of America should be grateful to h...
JANE FRIEDMAN Rule of law is the most important element in any civil society.
MO IBRAHIM We are not just looking for the cute or the most popular books. Our company has a mission to find bo...
MARTHA GAMERMAN

More Confucius

Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply can...
CONFUCIUS The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.
CONFUCIUS Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom whi...
CONFUCIUS Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself f...
CONFUCIUS He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against.
CONFUCIUS How to play music may be known. At the commencement of the piece, all the parts should sound togethe...
CONFUCIUS When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you...
CONFUCIUS Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
CONFUCIUS Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not wh...
CONFUCIUS When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary ch...
CONFUCIUS I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of abi...
CONFUCIUS To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.
CONFUCIUS They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
CONFUCIUS Heaven means to be one with God.
CONFUCIUS If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? Wha...
CONFUCIUS It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
CONFUCIUS Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
CONFUCIUS By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, ...
CONFUCIUS I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
CONFUCIUS Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
CONFUCIUS When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself.
CONFUCIUS Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
CONFUCIUS Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stag...
CONFUCIUS The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys ...
CONFUCIUS Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
CONFUCIUS The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees...
CONFUCIUS The superior man does not, even for the space of a single meal, act contrary to virtue. In moments o...
CONFUCIUS To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerit...
CONFUCIUS The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
CONFUCIUS To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.
CONFUCIUS If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
CONFUCIUS When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then...
CONFUCIUS The Master said, “The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profi...
CONFUCIUS The Master said, “If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse...
CONFUCIUS A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteo...
CONFUCIUS To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
CONFUCIUS Study the past if you would define the future.
CONFUCIUS Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it
CONFUCIUS The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand th...
CONFUCIUS The funniest people are the saddest ones
CONFUCIUS The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
CONFUCIUS To conceal resentment against a person, and appear friendly with him;— Tso Ch'iu-ming was ashamed ...
CONFUCIUS A conversa impregnada de vaidade e o pretensiosismo são raramente compatíveis com a virtude.
CONFUCIUS Fine words and an insinuating appearance are seldom associated with true virtue.
CONFUCIUS Zuviel ist gerade so falsch wie zuwenig.
CONFUCIUS Die Wahrheit hat keinen Erfolg.
CONFUCIUS There are some with whom we may study in common, but we shall find them unable to go along with us t...
CONFUCIUS A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our pres...
CONFUCIUS What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?
CONFUCIUS I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a m...
CONFUCIUS Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow - therein is happiness. Wealth and ra...
CONFUCIUS Care not for want of place; care for thy readiness to fill one. Care not for being unknown, but seek...
CONFUCIUS To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.
CONFUCIUS Tsze-Kung asked, “Is there one word with which to act in accordance throughout a lifetime?” The ...
CONFUCIUS If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.
CONFUCIUS The expectations of life depend upon diligence the mechanic that would perfect his work must first s...
CONFUCIUS The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
CONFUCIUS Not to discuss with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man. To discuss with a man not wort...
CONFUCIUS If there were an honorable way to get rich, I’d do it, even if it meant being a stooge standing ar...
CONFUCIUS The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease...
CONFUCIUS Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.
CONFUCIUS Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they...
CONFUCIUS Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in th...
CONFUCIUS When the wind blows,the grass bends.
CONFUCIUS He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him;
He Who Knows Not And Knows Not...
CONFUCIUS The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.
CONFUCIUS Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
CONFUCIUS Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
CONFUCIUS Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.
CONFUCIUS Respect yourself and others will respect you.
CONFUCIUS Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.
CONFUCIUS The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.
CONFUCIUS Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.
CONFUCIUS When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
CONFUCIUS To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
CONFUCIUS Study the past if you would divine the future.
CONFUCIUS In a country well governed poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed wealth...
CONFUCIUS A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.
CONFUCIUS Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have th...
CONFUCIUS Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.
CONFUCIUS Consideration for others is the basic of a good life, a good society.
CONFUCIUS Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losi...
CONFUCIUS I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
CONFUCIUS If you lead the people with correctness, who will dare not be correct?
CONFUCIUS Mankind differs from the animals only by a little and most people throw that away.
CONFUCIUS We take greater pains to persuade others we are happy than in trying to think so ourselves.
CONFUCIUS Have no friends not equal to yourself.
CONFUCIUS Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.
CONFUCIUS They must change who would be constant in happiness and wisdom.
CONFUCIUS To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we mus...
CONFUCIUS Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
CONFUCIUS He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
CONFUCIUS To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be c...
CONFUCIUS When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
CONFUCIUS To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle.
CONFUCIUS When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.
CONFUCIUS It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.
CONFUCIUS The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.
CONFUCIUS I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.
CONFUCIUS A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
CONFUCIUS Humility is the solid foundation of all the virtues.
CONFUCIUS To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
CONFUCIUS The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost...
CONFUCIUS Love thy neighbor as thyself: Do not to others what thou wouldn't not wish be done to thyself: Forgi...
CONFUCIUS A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.
CONFUCIUS Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
CONFUCIUS Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.
CONFUCIUS To know is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true knowledge.
CONFUCIUS The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
CONFUCIUS When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you...
CONFUCIUS Recompense injury with justice, and recompense kindness with kindness.
CONFUCIUS Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of...
CONFUCIUS Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.
CONFUCIUS When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature then we the pedant.
CONFUCIUS What the superior person seeks is in themselves. What the mean person seeks is in others.
CONFUCIUS Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
CONFUCIUS Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.
CONFUCIUS Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
CONFUCIUS He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.
CONFUCIUS It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.
CONFUCIUS To go too far is as bad as to fall short.
CONFUCIUS What you do not want others to do to you, do not do to others.
CONFUCIUS Of neighborhoods, benevolence is the most beautiful. How can the man be considered wise who when he ...
CONFUCIUS To be with God.
CONFUCIUS The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.
CONFUCIUS With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow -- I have still joy in th...
CONFUCIUS The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.
CONFUCIUS I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
CONFUCIUS Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination.
CONFUCIUS To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.
CONFUCIUS If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there to fear?
CONFUCIUS Silence is the true friend that never betrays.
CONFUCIUS When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine...
CONFUCIUS To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are grav...
CONFUCIUS Choose a job you like and you will never have to work a day of your life.
CONFUCIUS The superior man thinks only of virtue; the common man thinks only of comfort.
CONFUCIUS Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue
CONFUCIUS To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle.
CONFUCIUS Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
CONFUCIUS By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, ...
CONFUCIUS Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
CONFUCIUS Make fair agreements and stick to them
CONFUCIUS Learning without thought is labor lost.
CONFUCIUS Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object? -Confucius.
CONFUCIUS The gentleman understands rightousness, the petty man understands interest. .
CONFUCIUS Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart. -Confucius.
CONFUCIUS Gravity is only the bark of wisdom; but it preserves it.
CONFUCIUS A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
CONFUCIUS Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
CONFUCIUS The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
CONFUCIUS Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
CONFUCIUS Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.
CONFUCIUS With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow-I have still joy in the...
CONFUCIUS Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.
CONFUCIUS Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.
CONFUCIUS Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of los...
CONFUCIUS The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first...
CONFUCIUS To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
CONFUCIUS The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
CONFUCIUS To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity,...
CONFUCIUS Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
CONFUCIUS If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face ...
CONFUCIUS If you lead on the people with correctness, who will dare not to be correct?
CONFUCIUS Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
CONFUCIUS The commander of the forces of a large State may be carried off, but the will of even a common man ...
CONFUCIUS The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort, is not fit to be deemed a scholar.
CONFUCIUS Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue is at hand.
CONFUCIUS To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.
CONFUCIUS He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being the object of...
CONFUCIUS It is better to play than do nothing
CONFUCIUS Forget injuries; never forget kindness.
CONFUCIUS Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star
CONFUCIUS When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them
CONFUCIUS When anger rises, think of the consequences
CONFUCIUS Tsze-Kung asked, "Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The ...
CONFUCIUS Real knowledge is to know the extent of ones ignorance.
CONFUCIUS The cautious seldom err.
CONFUCIUS If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?.
CONFUCIUS There are 3 elements essential in the matters of the State, Food, Military equipment, and Confidence...
CONFUCIUS Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.
CONFUCIUS When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
CONFUCIUS If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of...
CONFUCIUS Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
CONFUCIUS The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first...
CONFUCIUS A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
CONFUCIUS To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.
CONFUCIUS A picture is a poem without words.
CONFUCIUS Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.
CONFUCIUS By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection which is noblest; second, by imitation,...
CONFUCIUS Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors
CONFUCIUS It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great.
CONFUCIUS If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the goo...
CONFUCIUS Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses
CONFUCIUS When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps...
CONFUCIUS Heaven means to be one with God. - Confucius,
CONFUCIUS If I ever reach heaven I expect to find three wonders there: first, to meet some I had not thought t...
CONFUCIUS To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five ...
CONFUCIUS There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation...
CONFUCIUS Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
CONFUCIUS People with virtue must speak out; People who speak are not all virtuous.
CONFUCIUS