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

“He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.”

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

“Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.”

“Silence is a true friend who never betrays.”

“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!”

“The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.”

“जीवनका प्रत्येक पल मृत्युको सँघार टेक्दछु ।”

“Each time I fail to think about death, I have the impression of cheating, of deceiving someone in me.”

“After all, what is every man? A horde of ghosts – like a Chinese nest of boxes – oaks that were acorns that were oaks. Death lies behind us, not in front – in our ancestors, back and back until...”

“One of the grubby truths about a loss is that you don't just mourn the dead person, you mourn the person you got to be when the lost one was alive. This loss might even be what affects you most.”

“In the end, living is defined by dying.”

“Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to "die before you die" --- and find that there is no death.”