Confucius on Overcoming Obstacles Quotes

"If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake."

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

"What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others."

"The cautious seldom err."

"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."

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

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

"Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage."

"Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors."

"He who acts with a constant view to his own advantage will be much murmured against."

"To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy."

"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."

"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions."

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

"Study the past if you would divine the future."

"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."

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

"Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure."

"The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence."

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."

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

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

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

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

"When anger rises, think of the consequences."

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

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

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

"The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials."

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

"A man of virtue is not one who never fails, but one who rises after every failure."

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