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

“The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!”

“When you see a man of worth, think of how you may emulate him. When you see one who is unworthy, examine yourself.”

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

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

“The cautious seldom err.”

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

“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.”

“What I cannot create, I do not understand.”

“The future depends on what you do today.”

“The creative adult is the child who survived.”

“Creativity involves breaking out of expected patterns in order to look at things in a different way.”

“Let everything happen to you. Beauty and terror. Just keep going. No feeling is final”