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（約前551年－約前479年），字仲尼，後代敬稱孔子。春秋末期哲學家。為儒家的創始人。
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，你走慢點也沒關係。
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：
贏的決心，成功的渴望，達到百分百潛力的驅策 這些就是打開自身優秀的鑰匙。
2033. Time flows away like the water in the river. 中文 / Chinese：
時間像河水般飛逝。
2034. To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace. 中文 / Chinese：
在一個不公平的社會裡擁有財富和名譽是一種恥辱。
2035. The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. 中文 / Chinese：
優越的人經常思考德行；普通的人思考舒適。
2036. Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean. 中文 / Chinese：
當你自己的門檻不乾淨時，不要投訴鄰居屋頂的雪。
2037. The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name. 中文 / Chinese：
適當地稱呼各種事物是智慧的開始。
2038. Consideration for others is the basis of a good life. A good society. 中文 / Chinese：
為他人設想是好生活，好社會的開始。
1979. Study the past, if you would divine the future. 中文 / Chinese：
研習過去，你便能預測未來。
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：
如果你想籌劃一年，栽種一粒種子；如果你想籌劃十年，栽種很多顆樹；如果你想籌劃一百年，教導人們。
1981. When anger rises, think of consequences. 中文 / Chinese：
當你憤怒時，想到後果。
1982. An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger. 中文 / Chinese：
一個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備，沒有準備肯定是失敗。
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：
如果你看進了你自己的心，而你找不到任何錯誤，你要擔心什麼？你要害怕什麼？
1985. Wisdom, compassion, and courage are three universally recognized moral qualities of men. 中文 / Chinese：
智慧，憐憫，和勇氣是人們全世界公認的道德品質。
1986. The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. 中文 / Chinese：
人越沉思於好的思維中，他的世界會變得更好。
1918. They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. 中文 / Chinese：
人一定要經常變，誰會一直快樂或明智。
1919. Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. 中文 / Chinese：
從不和比自己差的人建立友誼。
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：
有教養的人的過錯就像太陽和月亮。他們有錯，每人都看見，改變了，每人都敬重。
1921. To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of the wickedness. 中文 / Chinese：
看見和聽見邪惡的已經是邪惡的開端。
1922. He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. 中文 / Chinese：
缺乏謙虛的言詞甚難令人信服。
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：
說真話，不發怒；給予而要求不多；遵從這三點，你會接近神靈。
1924. We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression. 中文 / Chinese：
我們應當感到悲哀，但不是埋沒在它的壓迫下。
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：
超越跟未達到一樣地錯。
1887. The object of the superior man is truth. 中文 / Chinese：
偉人的宗旨是真理。
1888. The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue. 中文 / Chinese：
堅定，忍耐，簡單，和謙虛都接近美德。
1889. When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself. 中文 / Chinese：
當你為別人費力時，用為自己的同樣熱誠。
1890. A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words. 中文 / Chinese：
一個男士要感到羞愧假如他的行為和他的言詞不相配。
1891. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perious. 中文 / Chinese：
學習而不思考是枉費功夫；思考而不學習是冒險的。
1892. Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices will have neighbors. 中文 / Chinese：
德行不應當獨立。實踐德行的他必有同行。
1893. Ability will never catch up with the demand for it. 中文 / Chinese：
能力永不會追上人所需要的。
1894. The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. 中文 / Chinese：
生命的期待依賴勤奮；技工製造一件精品必須把工具磨銳利。
1846. If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent. 中文 / Chinese：
如果要說的不比沈默更佳，那就應該沈默。
1847. Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. 中文 / Chinese：
真正的知識是知道無知道的限度。
1848. Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles. 中文 / Chinese：
握著忠誠和誠意作為首要原則。
1849. Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. 中文 / Chinese：
忘記傷害，從不忘記仁慈。
1850. Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. 中文 / Chinese：
一顆有瑕疵的鑽石比一顆沒有瑕疵的卵石好。
1851. A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top. 中文 / Chinese：
一頭獅子追我到樹上，而我非常地享受頂部的景色。
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，我們先要國家安定；要國家安定，我們先要家庭安定；要家庭安定，我們先要修習自身；我們先要心正。
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：
在一個管理良好的國家，貧窮值得羞恥。在一個管理不良的國家，富有值得羞恥。
1794. Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without. 中文 / Chinese：
音樂產生一種人的本質不能沒有的享樂。
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：
別人不懂得欣賞你的能力不應煩擾你，反而是你不懂得欣賞他們的能力。
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：
有智慧的人的兩個思想：善者從不擔心；勇者從不害怕。
1797. The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method. 中文 / Chinese：
通過門口是出路。為何沒有人使用這方法？
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：
給人一碗飯，你養他一天。教他怎樣種自己的米，你會救他的命。
1799. The hardest thing of all is find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat. 中文 / Chinese：
最困難的事情是在一間沒有貓的黑房裡尋找一碩黑貓。
1800. Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. 中文 / Chinese：
只有人最明智和最愚蠢的從不改變。
1801. And remember, no matter where you go. there you are. 中文 / Chinese：
記住，不論你去何處，你就在那晨。
1732. The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. 中文 / Chinese：
移動一座山的人由搬動細小石頭開始。
1733. Study the past if you would define the future. 中文 / Chinese：
研究過去界定將來。
1734. Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves. 中文 / Chinese：
在你開始報仇的旅程之前，挖掘兩個墓地。
1735. Wherever you go, go with all your heart. 中文 / Chinese：
隨心而行。
1736. Respect yourself and others will respect you. 中文 / Chinese：
尊重自己，別人自然會尊重你。
1737. Silence is a true friend who never betrays. 中文 / Chinese：
沈默是一個永不背叛你的真正朋友。
1738. You cannot open a book without learning something. 中文 / Chinese：
打開書本總會學到一些知識。
1739. Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others. 中文 / Chinese：
寧可攻擊自己內裡的邪惡，不要攻擊別人內裡的邪惡。
1740. What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. 中文 / Chinese：
偉人所尋找的在自己裡面；小器的的人尋找的在別人裡面。
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。假如我們選擇別的優點而遠離慈悲，我們怎能明智？
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：
當我們看見一個有價值的人，我們應該想與他同等；當我們看見一個有反面性格的，我們應該向內看而審查自己。
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：
懂得真理的不等於愛惜真理，而愛惜真理的不等於取樂於真理。
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：
熱心地把自己獻給人的義務，尊重屬靈，離他們遠遠的，可稱之為智慧。
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：
有三個方法我們可以學習智慧：第一，靠思考，這是最崇高的；第二，靠模仿，這是最容易的；第三，靠經驗，這是最辛苦的。
1675. He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions. 中文 / Chinese：
知道所有答案的他沒有被問所有問題。
1632. To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous. 中文 / Chinese：
讀書而不思考是浪費。思考而不讀書是危險。
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：
十五歲時我全心學習；三十歲時我站穩著；四十歲時我再沒有疑問；五十歲時我懂得天意；六十歲時我忠於聆聽，七十歲時我可以跟隨我心意願而不犯錯。
1634. Listen widely to remove your doubts and be careful when speaking about the rest and your mistakes will be few. 中文 / Chinese：
廣泛聆聽移去疑惑然後小心說話，那樣你會少犯錯。
1635. If you see what is right and fail to act on it, you lack courage. 中文 / Chinese：
如果你理解什麼是對而不沒有付於實行，你缺乏勇氣。
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：
如果一個人沒有慈悲，他可以有怎樣的禮節？如果一個人沒有慈悲，他可以有怎樣的快樂？
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：
我不被別人不明白我這事實煩擾我。我煩擾的是我不了解他人。
849. The essence of knowledge is, having it, to use it. 中文 / Chinese：
知識的精義是，擁有它，要用它。
850. I slept and dreamt life is beauty, I woke and found life is duty.” 中文 / Chinese：
我睡時夢著人生是優美，我醒來發覺人生是責任。
851. The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. 中文 / Chinese：
優越的人言談謙厚，但行動領先。
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：
無論你有多忙，你一定要找時間閱讀，否則你會聽任自己選擇的無知擺布。
853. Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. 中文 / Chinese：
從不跟一個不比自己好的人結交朋友。
854. Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it. 中文 / Chinese：
知道真相不等於愛好真相。
855. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous. 中文 / Chinese：
想而不學是浪費勞力；學而不想是危險可怕。
856. If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake. 中文 / Chinese：
假如你犯了錯誤而不改正，這就叫做錯誤。
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：
問一個問題做一分鐘笨人，完全不問做一世蠢人。
711. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished. 中文 / Chinese：
著眼小小好處成不了大事。
712. All people are the same; only their habits differ. 中文 / Chinese：
所有人都一樣，只是習慣不同。
713. Learn avidly. Question it repeatedly. Analyze it carefully. Then put what you have learned into practice intelligently. 中文 / Chinese：
廢寢忘食地去學習。重複地發問。仔細地分析。然後把學到的明智地實行。
714. We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one. 中文 / Chinese：
我們有兩段人生，第二段開始就是當我們領悟到我們只有一條生命。
715. If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room. 中文 / Chinese：
如果你是房間最聰明的的人，那你進錯房間了。
716. Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude. 中文 / Chinese：
自己仁慈但不要期望別人感恩。
717. Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing. 中文 / Chinese：
不要擔心別人認識你與否；謀求你是否值得認識。
588. He who will not economize will have to agonize. 中文 / Chinese：
他不節約將會忍受痛苦。
589. Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star. 中文 / Chinese：
無知是思想的夜，但沒有星星和月亮。
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，二人同為我師。我會學二人的好處，和尋找二人的壞處而自我修正。
591. The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell. 中文 / Chinese：
優越的人明白什麼是對的；低下的人明白什麼可以賣。
592. He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. 中文 / Chinese：
學而不思考已經失敗了！思考而不學很危險。
593. Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. 中文 / Chinese：
成功依賴之前準備，沒有準備註定失敗。
594. Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses. 中文 / Chinese：
忘記受傷，從不忘記仁慈。
595. Silence is a true friend who never betrays. 中文 / Chinese：
沈默是真朋友，它從不背叛。
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：
不正當的不要看；不正當的不要聽；不正當的不要講；不正當的不要動。
511. The funniest people are the saddest ones. 中文 / Chinese：
最有趣的人最不開心。
512. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. 中文 / Chinese：
不論你走得多慢，只要你不要停下來。
513. Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. 中文 / Chinese：
選擇一樣你喜愛的工作，你永遠不用上一天班。
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：
在一個管治好的國家，貧窮是羞愧的事情。在一個管治壞的國家，富有是羞愧的事情。
515. Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. 中文 / Chinese：
只有最聰明和最愚蠢的人從不改變。
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：
假如你看進你自己的心，你找不到什麼不對，有什麼需要擔心？有什麼需要恐懼？
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：
不正當的不要看；不正當的不要聽；不正當的不要講；不正當的不要動。
379. The funniest people are the saddest ones. 中文 / Chinese：
最有趣的人最不開心。
380. Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. 中文 / Chinese：
最偉大的榮耀不是不敗，而是每次跌倒後站起來。
381. Silence is a true friend who never betrays. 中文 / Chinese：
沈默是一個真正朋友，它從不背叛。
382. When anger rises, think of the consequences. 中文 / Chinese：
憤怒時，想後果。
383. Never give a sword to a man who can't dance. 中文 / Chinese：
永不要把劍給一個不能跳舞的人。
384. The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. 中文 / Chinese：
優越的人先做後說，之後按照他的行動發言。
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，年紀大是一件幸福和愉快的事情。你輕輕地離開舞台，坐在正廳前座做一個觀眾。
163. Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. 中文 / Chinese：
人生是十分簡單，但我們堅持把它複雜化。
164. Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. 中文 / Chinese：
一切事物都有美麗之處，但不是每一個人看得到。
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：
我們學習智慧可以有三種方法：第一，靠思考，最為崇高的；第二，靠仿效，最為容易；第三，靠經驗，最為痛苦。
166. When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. 中文 / Chinese：
當不能達到的目標變得明顯時，不要調整目標，調整行動的步伐。
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：
易恨難愛。世事萬物皆如此。好的事物難求；壞的東西易得。
168. To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge. 中文 / Chinese：
真正的學識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：
過錯並不存在，除非你仍舊記住它。
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：
我不在乎別人不認識我；我在乎自己對能力的追求。
