“If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.”Help us translate this quoteConfucius
“You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it's drawn from its sheath”Help us translate this quoteConfucius
“The wise find pleasure in water; the virtuous find pleasure in hills. The wise are active; the virtuous are tranquil. The wise are joyful; the virtuous are long-lived.”Help us translate this quoteConfucius Origine: The Analects, Chapter VI
“A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?”Help us translate this quoteConfucius Origine: The Life and Wisdom of Confucius
“Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.”Help us translate this quoteConfucius
“We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves”Help us translate this quoteConfucius
“To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.”Help us translate this quoteConfucius
“If there were one word that could act as a standard of conduct for one's entire life, perhaps it would be 'thoughtfulness.”Help us translate this quoteConfucius
“The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.”Help us translate this quoteConfucius Origine: The Ethics of Confucius
“The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm.”Help us translate this quoteConfucius
“They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom.”Help us translate this quoteConfucius
“I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.”“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated”Help us translate this quoteConfucius
“We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living”Help us translate this quoteConfucius