If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.
CONFUCIUSYour life is what your thoughts make it.
More Confucius Quotes
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The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
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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.
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I am not concerned that I am not known; I seek to be worthy to be known.
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The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.
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Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
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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.
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Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
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Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
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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.
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Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.
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Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
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Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.
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In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
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The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
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When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
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Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it.
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The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
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The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
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Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
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Respect yourself and others will respect you.
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The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.
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We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living.
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The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
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A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.
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Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.
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Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
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