Confucius (551 BC – 479 BC) was a Chinese teacher, editor, politician, and philosopher of the Spring and Autumn period of Chinese history. He is the founder of “Confucianism”.
孔丘（约前551年－约前479年），字仲尼，後代敬称孔子。春秋末期哲学家。为儒家的创始人。
2031. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. 中文 / Chinese：
只要你不停步，你走慢点也没关係。
2032. 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. 中文 / Chinese：
赢的决心，成功的渴望，达到百分百潜力的驱策 这些就是打开自身优秀的钥匙。
2033. Time flows away like the water in the river. 中文 / Chinese：
时间像河水般飞逝。
2034. To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace. 中文 / Chinese：
在一个不公平的社会里拥有财富和名誉是一种耻辱。
2035. The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. 中文 / Chinese：
优越的人经常思考德行；普通的人思考舒适。
2036. Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean. 中文 / Chinese：
当你自己的门槛不乾净时，不要投诉邻居屋顶的雪。
2037. The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name. 中文 / Chinese：
适当地称呼各种事物是智慧的开始。
2038. Consideration for others is the basis of a good life. A good society. 中文 / Chinese：
为他人设想是好生活，好社会的开始。
1979. Study the past, if you would divine the future. 中文 / Chinese：
研习过去，你便能预测未来。
1980. 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. 中文 / Chinese：
如果你想筹划一年，栽种一粒种子；如果你想筹划十年，栽种很多颗树；如果你想筹划一百年，教导人们。
1981. When anger rises, think of consequences. 中文 / Chinese：
当你愤怒时，想到後果。
1982. An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger. 中文 / Chinese：
一个暴虐的政府比老虎更可怕。
1983. Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. 中文 / Chinese：
成功依靠著之前的準备，没有準备肯定是失败。
1984. If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear? 中文 / Chinese：
如果你看进了你自己的心，而你找不到任何错误，你要担心什麽？你要害怕什麽？
1985. Wisdom, compassion, and courage are three universally recognized moral qualities of men. 中文 / Chinese：
智慧，怜悯，和勇气是人们全世界公认的道德品质。
1986. The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. 中文 / Chinese：
人越沉思於好的思维中，他的世界会变得更好。
1918. They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. 中文 / Chinese：
人一定要经常变，谁会一直快乐或明智。
1919. Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. 中文 / Chinese：
从不和比自己差的人建立友谊。
1920. The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them. 中文 / Chinese：
有教养的人的过错就像太阳和月亮。他们有错，每人都看见，改变了，每人都敬重。
1921. To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of the wickedness. 中文 / Chinese：
看见和听见邪恶的已经是邪恶的开端。
1922. He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. 中文 / Chinese：
缺乏谦虚的言词甚难令人信服。
1923. Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou will go near the gods. 中文 / Chinese：
说真话，不发怒；给予而要求不多；遵从这叁点，你会接近神灵。
1924. We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression. 中文 / Chinese：
我们应当感到悲哀，但不是埋没在它的压迫下。
1925. I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being. 中文 / Chinese：
我想你做百份百自己，做最深，中心的自己。
1886. To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short. 中文 / Chinese：
超越跟未达到一样地错。
1887. The object of the superior man is truth. 中文 / Chinese：
伟人的宗旨是真理。
1888. The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. 中文 / Chinese：
坚定，忍耐，简单，和谦虚都接近美德。
1889. When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself. 中文 / Chinese：
当你为别人费力时，用为自己的同样热诚。
1890. A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words. 中文 / Chinese：
一个男士要感到羞愧假如他的行为和他的言词不相配。
1891. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perious. 中文 / Chinese：
学习而不思考是枉费功夫；思考而不学习是冒险的。
1892. Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices will have neighbors. 中文 / Chinese：
德行不应当独立。实践德行的他必有同行。
1893. Ability will never catch up with the demand for it. 中文 / Chinese：
能力永不会追上人所需要的。
1894. The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. 中文 / Chinese：
生命的期待依赖勤奋；技工製造一件精品必须把工具磨锐利。
1846. If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent. 中文 / Chinese：
如果要说的不比沈默更佳，那就应该沈默。
1847. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. 中文 / Chinese：
真正的知识是知道无知道的限度。
1848. Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. 中文 / Chinese：
握著忠诚和诚意作为首要原则。
1849. Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. 中文 / Chinese：
忘记伤害，从不忘记仁慈。
1850. Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. 中文 / Chinese：
一颗有瑕疵的钻石比一颗没有瑕疵的卵石好。
1851. A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top. 中文 / Chinese：
一头狮子追我到树上，而我非常地享受顶部的景色。
1852. To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right. 中文 / Chinese：
要世界安定，我们先要国家安定；要国家安定，我们先要家庭安定；要家庭安定，我们先要修习自身；我们先要心正。
1853. In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. 中文 / Chinese：
在一个管理良好的国家，贫穷值得羞耻。在一个管理不良的国家，富有值得羞耻。
1794. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. 中文 / Chinese：
音乐产生一种人的本质不能没有的享乐。
1795. It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs. 中文 / Chinese：
别人不懂得欣赏你的能力不应烦扰你，反而是你不懂得欣赏他们的能力。
1796. The man of wisdom is never of two minds: the man of benevolence never worries; the man courage is never afraid. 中文 / Chinese：
有智慧的人的两个思想：善者从不担心；勇者从不害怕。
1797. The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method. 中文 / Chinese：
通过门口是出路。为何没有人使用这方法？
1798. Give a bowl of rice a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life. 中文 / Chinese：
给人一碗饭，你养他一天。教他怎样种自己的米，你会救他的命。
1799. The hardest thing of all is find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat. 中文 / Chinese：
最困难的事情是在一间没有猫的黑房里寻找一硕黑猫。
1800. Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. 中文 / Chinese：
只有人最明智和最愚蠢的从不改变。
1801. And remember, no matter where you go. there you are. 中文 / Chinese：
记住，不论你去何处，你就在那晨。
1732. The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. 中文 / Chinese：
移动一座山的人由搬动细小石头开始。
1733. Study the past if you would define the future. 中文 / Chinese：
研究过去界定将来。
1734. Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. 中文 / Chinese：
在你开始报仇的旅程之前，挖掘两个墓地。
1735. Wherever you go, go with all your heart. 中文 / Chinese：
随心而行。
1736. Respect yourself and others will respect you. 中文 / Chinese：
尊重自己，别人自然会尊重你。
1737. Silence is a true friend who never betrays. 中文 / Chinese：
沈默是一个永不背叛你的真正朋友。
1738. You cannot open a book without learning something. 中文 / Chinese：
打开书本总会学到一些知识。
1739. Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others. 中文 / Chinese：
宁可攻击自己内里的邪恶，不要攻击别人内里的邪恶。
1740. What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. 中文 / Chinese：
伟人所寻找的在自己里面；小器的的人寻找的在别人里面。
1670. Being in humaneness is good. If we select other goodness and thus are far apart from humaneness, how can we be the wise? 中文 / Chinese：
慈悲是好。假如我们选择别的优点而远离慈悲，我们怎能明智？
1671. When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. 中文 / Chinese：
当我们看见一个有价值的人，我们应该想与他同等；当我们看见一个有反面性格的，我们应该向内看而审查自己。
1672. They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it. 中文 / Chinese：
懂得真理的不等於爱惜真理，而爱惜真理的不等於取乐於真理。
1673. To give one's self earnestly to the duties due to men, and, while respecting spiritual beings, to keep aloof from them, may be called wisdom. 中文 / Chinese：
热心地把自己献给人的义务，尊重属灵，离他们远远的，可称之为智慧。
1674. 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. 中文 / Chinese：
有叁个方法我们可以学习智慧：第一，靠思考，这是最崇高的；第二，靠模仿，这是最容易的；第叁，靠经验，这是最辛苦的。
1675. He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions. 中文 / Chinese：
知道所有答案的他没有被问所有问题。
1632. To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous. 中文 / Chinese：
读书而不思考是浪费。思考而不读书是危险。
1633. At fifteen my heart was set on learning; at thirty I stood firm; at forty I had no more doubts; at fifty I knew the will of heaven; at sixty my ear was obedient; at seventy I could follow my heart's desire without overstepping the boundaries of what was right. 中文 / Chinese：
十五岁时我全心学习；叁十岁时我站稳著；四十岁时我再没有疑问；五十岁时我懂得天意；六十岁时我忠於聆听，七十岁时我可以跟随我心意愿而不犯错。
1634. Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few. 中文 / Chinese：
广泛聆听移去疑惑然後小心说话，那样你会少犯错。
1635. If you see what is right and fail to act on it, you lack courage. 中文 / Chinese：
如果你理解什麽是对而不没有付於实行，你缺乏勇气。
1636. If a man has no humaneness what can his propriety be like? If a man has no humaneness what can his happiness be like? 中文 / Chinese：
如果一个人没有慈悲，他可以有怎样的礼节？如果一个人没有慈悲，他可以有怎样的快乐？
1637. I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others. 中文 / Chinese：
我不被别人不明白我这事实烦扰我。我烦扰的是我不了解他人。
849. The essence of knowledge is, having it, to use it. 中文 / Chinese：
知识的精义是，拥有它，要用它。
850. I slept and dreamt life is beauty, I woke and found life is duty.” 中文 / Chinese：
我睡时梦著人生是优美，我醒来发觉人生是责任。
851. The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. 中文 / Chinese：
优越的人言谈谦厚，但行动领先。
852. No matter how busy you make think you are you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance. 中文 / Chinese：
无论你有多忙，你一定要找时间阅读，否则你会听任自己选择的无知摆布。
853. Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. 中文 / Chinese：
从不跟一个不比自己好的人结交朋友。
854. Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it. 中文 / Chinese：
知道真相不等於爱好真相。
855. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. 中文 / Chinese：
想而不学是浪费劳力；学而不想是危险可怕。
856. If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake. 中文 / Chinese：
假如你犯了错误而不改正，这就叫做错误。
710. The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life. 中文 / Chinese：
问一个问题做一分钟笨人，完全不问做一世蠢人。
711. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
著眼小小好处成不了大事。
712. All people are the same; only their habits differ. 中文 / Chinese：
所有人都一样，只是习惯不同。
713. Learn avidly. Question it repeatedly. Analyze it carefully. Then put what you have learned into practice intelligently. 中文 / Chinese：
废寝忘食地去学习。重複地发问。仔细地分析。然後把学到的明智地实行。
714. We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one. 中文 / Chinese：
我们有两段人生，第二段开始就是当我们领悟到我们只有一条生命。
715. If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room. 中文 / Chinese：
如果你是房间最聪明的的人，那你进错房间了。
716. Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude. 中文 / Chinese：
自己仁慈但不要期望别人感恩。
717. Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing. 中文 / Chinese：
不要担心别人认识你与否；谋求你是否值得认识。
588. He who will not economize will have to agonize. 中文 / Chinese：
他不节约将会忍受痛苦。
589. Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star. 中文 / Chinese：
无知是思想的夜，但没有星星和月亮。
590. If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself. 中文 / Chinese：
如果我和二人同行，二人同为我师。我会学二人的好处，和寻找二人的坏处而自我修正。
591. The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. 中文 / Chinese：
优越的人明白什麽是对的；低下的人明白什麽可以卖。
592. He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. 中文 / Chinese：
学而不思考已经失败了！思考而不学很危险。
593. Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. 中文 / Chinese：
成功依赖之前準备，没有準备註定失败。
594. Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. 中文 / Chinese：
忘记受伤，从不忘记仁慈。
595. Silence is a true friend who never betrays. 中文 / Chinese：
沈默是真朋友，它从不背叛。
510. Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety. 中文 / Chinese：
不正当的不要看；不正当的不要听；不正当的不要讲；不正当的不要动。
511. The funniest people are the saddest ones. 中文 / Chinese：
最有趣的人最不开心。
512. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. 中文 / Chinese：
不论你走得多慢，只要你不要停下来。
513. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. 中文 / Chinese：
选择一样你喜爱的工作，你永远不用上一天班。
514. In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. 中文 / Chinese：
在一个管治好的国家，贫穷是羞愧的事情。在一个管治坏的国家，富有是羞愧的事情。
515. Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. 中文 / Chinese：
只有最聪明和最愚蠢的人从不改变。
516. If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?” 中文 / Chinese：
假如你看进你自己的心，你找不到什麽不对，有什麽需要担心？有什麽需要恐惧？
378. Look not at what is contrary to propriety; listen not to what is contrary to propriety; speak not what is contrary to propriety; make no movement which is contrary to propriety. 中文 / Chinese：
不正当的不要看；不正当的不要听；不正当的不要讲；不正当的不要动。
379. The funniest people are the saddest ones. 中文 / Chinese：
最有趣的人最不开心。
380. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. 中文 / Chinese：
最伟大的荣耀不是不败，而是每次跌倒後站起来。
381. Silence is a true friend who never betrays. 中文 / Chinese：
沈默是一个真正朋友，它从不背叛。
382. When anger rises, think of the consequences. 中文 / Chinese：
愤怒时，想後果。
383. Never give a sword to a man who can't dance. 中文 / Chinese：
永不要把剑给一个不能跳舞的人。
384. The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. 中文 / Chinese：
优越的人先做後说，之後按照他的行动发言。
385. Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator. 中文 / Chinese：
相信我，年纪大是一件幸福和愉快的事情。你轻轻地离开舞台，坐在正厅前座做一个观众。
163. Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. 中文 / Chinese：
人生是十分简单，但我们坚持把它複杂化。
164. Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. 中文 / Chinese：
一切事物都有美丽之处，但不是每一个人看得到。
165. 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. 中文 / Chinese：
我们学习智慧可以有叁种方法：第一，靠思考，最为崇高的；第二，靠仿效，最为容易；第叁，靠经验，最为痛苦。
166. When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. 中文 / Chinese：
当不能达到的目标变得明显时，不要调整目标，调整行动的步伐。
167. 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. 中文 / Chinese：
易恨难爱。世事万物皆如此。好的事物难求；坏的东西易得。
168. To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge. 中文 / Chinese：
真正的学识是知道自己所知和知道自己所不知。
169. To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it. 中文 / Chinese：
过错并不存在，除非你仍旧记住它。
170. I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability. 中文 / Chinese：
我不在乎别人不认识我；我在乎自己对能力的追求。
