The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
~ Confucius - [Self-talk]

When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.
~ Confucius - [Service]

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.
~ Confucius - [Silence]

Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.
~ Confucius - [Simplicity]

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.
~ Confucius - [Sincerity]

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.
~ Confucius - [Sorrow]

The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
~ Confucius - [Superiority]

The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.
~ Confucius - [Superiority]

What the superior person seeks is in themselves. What the mean person seeks is in others.
~ Confucius - [Superiority]

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.
~ Confucius - [Teachers and Teaching]

Learning without thought is labor lost. Thought without learning is perilous.
~ Confucius - [Thoughts and Thinking]

It is man that makes truth great, not truth that makes man great.
~ Confucius - [Truth]

Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
~ Confucius - [Vice]

I have never seen a man as fond of virtue as of women.
~ Confucius - [Virtue]

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
~ Confucius - [Virtue]

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.
~ Confucius - [Virtue]

Study the past if you would divine the future.
~ Confucius - [Past]

To see what is right, and not do it, is want of courage, or of principle.
~ Confucius - [Perception]

A man who does not think and plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.
~ Confucius - [Planning]

In a country well governed poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed wealth is something to be ashamed of.
~ Confucius - [Poverty and The Poor]