Philosophy Quote by Confucius — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.”

“The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”

“We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living”

“If your desire is for good, the people will be good.”

“I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.”

“Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.”

“…let us point out precisely the difficulties of empiricism as a theory of knowledge. First, it begins with two”

“We are all two-faced beings, divided by the Force and fated for eternity to search out our hidden identities.”

“My reason for preferring the darkness is that in the dark you have to describe yourself. In the daylight other people describe you.”

“If you ask me to tell you anything about the nature of what lies beyond the phaneron… my answer is “How should I know?”… I am not dismayed by ultimate mysteries… I can no more grasp what is behind such questions as my cat can understand what is behind the clatter I make while I type this paragraph.”

“The present convergence of crises––in money, energy, education, health, water, soil, climate, politics, the environment, and more––is a birth crisis, expelling us from the old world into a new.”

“Le but n'est rien, le développement est tout. Le spectacle ne veut en venir à rien d'autre qu'à lui-même.”