Confucius on Overcoming Obstacles Quotes

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

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

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

"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."

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

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

"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."

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

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

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

"The cautious seldom err."

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

"When anger rises, think of the consequences."

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

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

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

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

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