Virtue is not solitary; it is bound to have neighbors

Quote by Confucius

Topics: Virtue Quotes

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?

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...

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

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

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

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...

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

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...

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is...

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is...

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to...

To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to...

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

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...

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

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

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.

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...

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

Love is the expression of simplicity in emotion, the unattainable longing that comes so unexpectedly,...

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

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

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

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

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

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.

Ignorance of the law must not prevent the losing attorney from collecting his fee

Ignorance of the law must not prevent the losing attorney from collecting his fee

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.

A complacent satisfaction with present knowledge is the chief bar to the pursuit of knowledge.