Tsze-Kung asked, Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life? The Master said, Is not Reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

Quote by Confucius

Topics: Life Quotes

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust...

To be in ones own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

To be in ones own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the...

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

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

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

May you be born in an important time

May you be born in an important time

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...

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Silence is a friend who will never betray

Silence is a friend who will never betray

Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.

Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

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...

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

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

How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the...

How things look on the outside of us depends on how things are on the...

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you...

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you...

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

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

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