Good friends are like stars.... You don't always see them, but you know they are always there

Quote by Confucius

Topics: Wisdom Quotes, Wise Quotes

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are...

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are...

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

I do not want a friend Who smiles when I smile Who weeps when I...

I do not want a friend Who smiles when I smile Who weeps when I...

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest....

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest....

He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being...

He who requires much from himself and little from others, will keep himself from being...

The cautious seldom err.

The cautious seldom err.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences

When anger rises, think of the consequences

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future...

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future...

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

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

The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it

To be wrong is nothing unless you continue to remember it

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.

Study the past if you would divine the future

Study the past if you would divine the future

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable...

Promises are the uniquely human way of ordering the future, making it predictable and reliable...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

The past is an old armchair in the attic, the present an ominous ticking sound,...

The lessons of the past are ignored and obliterated in a contemporary antagonism known as...

The lessons of the past are ignored and obliterated in a contemporary antagonism known as...

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and...

If I were again beginning my studies, I would follow the advice of Plato and...