Confucius on Depression Quotes

"To see what is right and not do it is want of courage."

"When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps."

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large."

"The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort."

"When anger rises, think of the consequences."

"The superior man is distressed by the limitation of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not know him."

"The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue."

"A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake."

"To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge."

"Respect yourself and others will respect you."

"Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses."

"It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them."

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

"Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others."

"The cautious seldom err."

"If we don't know life, how can we know death?"

"Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without."

"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."

"He who wishes to secure the good of others, has already secured his own."

"To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short."

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated."

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

"It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop."

"Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished."

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

"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones."

"The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later."

"Silence is a true friend who never betrays."

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

"To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it."

"He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good."

"He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior."