To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue. They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.

Quote by Confucius

Topics: Generosity Quotes, Heaven Quotes, Virtue Quotes

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

It is better to play than do nothing

It is better to play than do nothing

It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in...

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in...

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star

Ignorance is the night of the mind, a night without moon or star

It is better to play than do nothing

It is better to play than do nothing

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in...

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in...

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if...

When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if...

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.

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

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

Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right...

Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they are obtained in the right...

To love a thing means wanting it to live

To love a thing means wanting it to live

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles

Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...

A man that does not know how to be angry does not know how to...

Man, proud man, dressed in a little brief authority, like an angry ape, play such...

Man, proud man, dressed in a little brief authority, like an angry ape, play such...