10 Inspiring Confucius Quotes

1. "Never impose on others what you would not choose for yourself."

2. "Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance."

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

4. "Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it."

5. "The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage."

6. "Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart."

7. "Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do."

8. "He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger."

9. "He that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools."

10. "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, 551-479 BCE