A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.
CONFUCIUSTo be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
More Confucius Quotes
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By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
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A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.
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We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.
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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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The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
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Have no friends not equal to yourself.
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If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.
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The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.
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To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.
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Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.
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Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
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We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living.
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If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
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The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
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