Confucius on Purpose Quotes

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

"A gentleman takes as much trouble to discover what is right as lesser men take to discover what will pay."

"A man should say, 'I am not concerned that I have no place, I am concerned how I may fit myself for one.'"

"The Master said, 'The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.'"

"He who is without an objective will find trouble at his door."

"Riches and honors are what men desire. If they cannot be obtained in the proper way, they should not be held."

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

"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."

"The superior man thinks of virtue; the small man thinks of comfort."

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

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

"The superior man thinks of virtue; the small man thinks of possessions."

"Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing."

"If the will be set on virtue, there will be no practice of wickedness."

"Filial piety and fraternal submission, are they not the root of all benevolent actions?"

"To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."

"If a man be without the virtues proper to humanity, what has he to do with the rites of propriety?"

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

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

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

"The object of the superior man is truth."

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

"When the heart is set on benevolence, there is no practicing of wickedness."

"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."