Quotes about Confucius

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No lake so still but it has its wave.No circle so perfect but that it has its blur.I would change things for you if I co — As I can't you must take them as they are.
If your desire is for good, the people will be good. — Confucius
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. — Oliver Goldsmith, The Citizen of the World, Or, Letters from a Chinese Philosopher, Residing in London, to His Friends in the Country, by Dr. Goldsmith
You can force the people to obey — you cannot force them to understand.
I "love" reading.It makes me feel like I am swallowing up Christ, Homer, Confucius, Newton, Franklin, Socrates, Caesar, — Moffat Machingura
1. Myth: Without God, life has no meaning. There are 1.2 billion Chinese who have no predominant religion, and 1 billion — Matthew S. McCormick
知之者不如好之者，好之者不如樂之者。”“Knowing it does not compare with loving it — loving it does not compare with delighting in it.
Knowing it does not compare with loving it — loving it does not compare with delighting in it.
The superior man understands what is right — the inferior man understands what will sell.
America acknowledged the greatness of Confucius through a trio of ancient lawgivers—Moses flanked by Confucius to his ri — Patrick Mendis, Peaceful War: How the Chinese Dream and the American Destiny Create a New Pacific World Order
I am not concerned that I am not known — I seek to be worthy to be known.
There is a certain proper and luxurious way of lying in bed. Confucius, that great artist of life, "never lay straight" — Lin Yutang, The Importance of Living
Plantie is a very strong Protestant, that is to say, he's against all churches, especially the Protestant: and he thinks — Joyce Cary, The Horse's Mouth
Revenge may be exacted a hundred times over in one sleepless night. The impulse, the dreaming intention, is human, norma — Ian McEwan, Nutshell
The traditional Confucian structure that invoked ideals of perfect human virtue for harmony must incorporate the rule of — Patrick Mendis, Peaceful War: How the Chinese Dream and the American Destiny Create a New Pacific World Order