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Quotes by Confucius
11 quotations from The Cyclopedia of Practical Quotations (1896), with the subject each one is filed under.
There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to extravagant conduct.— filed under Character
To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.— filed under Cowardice-Cowards
The cautious seldom err.— filed under Error
When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it; this is knowledge.— filed under Knowledge
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. и.— filed under Learning
There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind.— filed under Learning
The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort, is not fit to be deemed a scholar.— filed under Students
Is virtue a thing remote? I wish to be virtuous, and lo! virtue is at hand.— filed under Virtue
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.— filed under Virtue
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.— filed under Will
Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.— filed under Words