Top 100 Confucius Quotes (2023 Update)

1. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

— Confucius

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2. “The man who thinks he can and the man who thinks he can't are both right.”

— Confucius

3. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

— Confucius

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4. “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”

— Confucius

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5. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

— Confucius

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

— Confucius

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7. “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

— Confucius

8. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

— Confucius

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9. “Respect yourself and others will respect you.”

— Confucius

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10. “No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.”

— Confucius

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11. “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”

— Confucius

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12. “If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.”

— Confucius

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13. “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”

— Confucius

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14. “He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”

— Confucius

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15. “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”

— Confucius

16. “What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”

— Confucius

17. “Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.”

— Confucius

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18. “You cannot open a book without learning something.”

— Confucius

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19. “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.”

— Confucius

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20. “It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.”

— Confucius

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21. “The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”

— Confucius

22. “Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous.”

— Confucius

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23. “Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.”

— Confucius

24. “The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”

— Confucius

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25. “Study the past if you want to define the future.”

— Confucius

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26. “Silence is a true friend who never betrays.”

— Confucius

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27. “He who chases two rabbits, catches none.”

— Confucius

28. “When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”

— Confucius

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29. “Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.”

— Confucius

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30. “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”

— Confucius

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31. “By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.”

— Confucius

32. “A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”

— Confucius

33. “If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children.”

— Confucius

34. “When anger rises, think of the consequences.”

— Confucius

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35. “Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

— Confucius

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36. “It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.”

— Confucius

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37. “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”

— Confucius

38. “Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.”

— Confucius

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39. “He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”

— Confucius

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40. “The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.”

— Confucius

41. “Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.”

— Confucius

42. “To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.”

— Confucius

43. “Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.”

— Confucius

44. “A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.”

— Confucius

45. “And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.”

— Confucius

46. “If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.”

— Confucius

47. “To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.”

— Confucius

48. “If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”

— Confucius

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49. “A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.”

— Confucius

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50. “The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.”

— Confucius