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Quotes by Confucius 81-120
81 Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?
82 Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, see to the worthy of being known.
83 The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
84 Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that carry them far apart.
85 Don't be concerned others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.
86 Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
87 I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
88 He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn toward it.
89 The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.
90 Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
91 Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.
92 Without feeling of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beats?
93 There are three elements essential in the matters of the State: food, military equipment, and confidence of the people in the ruler. Of these three, military equipment is the least important, food being the second important, and confidence of the people being the most important. All men rather die of starvation than in war, but nevertheless all men do die of old age. Lacking in confidence from the people, a state cannot survive.
94 Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
95 When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
96 He who will not economize will have to agonize.
97 The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
98 If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?
99 When anger rises, think of the consequences.
100 To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue: gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
101 There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is imitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
102 It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
103 Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall.
104 To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage or of principle.
105 When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
106 To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
107 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
108 If you lead on the people with correctness, who will dare not to be correct?
109 He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
110 The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.
111 Gravity is only the bark of wisdom; but it preserves it.
112 Study the past, if you would divine the future.
113 I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability.
114 Have no friends not equal to yourself.
115 The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed scholar.
116 Man who waits for roast duck to fly into mouth must wait very, very long time.
117 An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
118 Without knowing the force or words, it is impossible to know men.
119 The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.
120 The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.
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