Top 25 Confucius Quotes

1. “Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”

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2. “You cannot open a book without learning something.”

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3. “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”

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4. “The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”

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

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6. “It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.”

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7. “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.” 

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8. “What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”

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9. “Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?” 

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

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11. "Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others."

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12. "The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance."

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13. “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”

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14. “Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.”

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15. “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”

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16. “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”

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17. "It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family."

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

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19. "When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self."

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20. “A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.”

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21. “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”

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22. "A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart."

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23. "Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves."

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24. "Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge."

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25. "When anger rises, think of the consequences."