Confucius on Strength Quotes

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

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

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

"The commander of the forces of a large state may be carried off, but the will of even a common man cannot be taken from him."

"The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration."

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

"When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

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

"The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of Heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences."

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

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

"Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles."

"The cautious seldom err."

"The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions."

"When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them."

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

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

"Sincerity is the end and beginning of things; without sincerity there would be nothing."

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

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

"The superior man is broad-minded and gentle, not terrible though dignified."

"Examine your own heart when you go to bed, and if you find nothing wrong there, you can enjoy your sleep."

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

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

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

"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."

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

"The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm."

"Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change."

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

"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."