Famous Confucius Quotes About Life to Help Inspire You

Going along with different life phases requires great motivation and inspiration; thus, we all need some enlightenment from insightful individuals to guide us. Even some of the funny Confucius quotes can leave us realizations to ponder on after it has made us smile. What Confucius says and has quoted are too sensical not to be shared with others.

Confucius’ life quotes are provident and far-sighted enough for us to hold on to whenever we need uplifting thoughts. These also include Confucius quotes about family and Confucius quotes about love. All these words and lines have something for us to learn from. In life, we can’t always make the right decisions. There are times when we need to look up to someone to educate us about a specific thing or situation.

Experience is the best teacher. If we accept that we lack knowledge, that’s where our doors start to open for wisdom. Confucius proverbs make their way through our existence. If we comprehend every word he left, some to assimilate, we will steer to the right path of moral and cognitive grounds. You can find the Famous Confucius Quotes About Life.

Here are famous Confucius quotes about life to help inspire you :

Funny Confucius quotes

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

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 a spectator.

An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.

If you can’t convince them, confuse them.

A person who chases two rabbits catches neither.

Passionate kisses like a spider's web soon lead to the undoing of flies.

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.

There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is a reflection, which is the highest. The second is a limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

He who fishes in other man’s well often catches crabs.

Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighboUrs.

The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.

The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?

When a wise man points at the moon, the imbecile examines the finger.

Some are born with knowledge, some derive it from the study, and some acquire it only after a painful realization of their ignorance.

If you are the smartest person in the room, then you are in the wrong room.

He who learns but does not think is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

Famous Confucious quotes about love

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

Love others as you would love yourself, judge others as you would judge yourself, cherish others as you would cherish yourself. When you wish for others as you wish for yourself and when you protect others as you would protect yourself, that's when you can say it's true love.

When music and courtesy are better understood and appreciated, there will be no war.

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.

The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

Wisdom delights in water; love delights in hills. Wisdom is stirring; love is quiet. Wisdom is merry; love grows old.

Can there be a love that does not make demands on its object?

If you have loved someone and then fell out of love with them, it is possible to fall back in love with them, but only if they were not the reason you fell out of love with them.

Love thy neighbour as thyself: Do not do to others what thou wouldst not wish to be done to thyself: Forgive injuries. Forgive thy enemy, be reconciled to him, give him assistance, invoke God on his behalf.

The most successful relationships consist of compromises regarding expectations; all expectations are not equal, and therefore in each case, one must judge the level of their individual desires.

Love is often described as a fruit you can just reach out with your hand and pluck. However, one should beware that although glowing in color, the fruit could be poisonous, tainted, or rotten.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage or principle.

The superior man examines his heart, that there may be nothing wrong there, and that he may have no cause for dissatisfaction with himself. That wherein the superior man cannot be equaled imply this — his work which other men cannot see.

If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.

True goodness springs from a man’s own heart. All men are born good.

A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.

Charity, like the sun, brightens every object on which it shines.

Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving-kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.

When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

Confucius quotes about family

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

He who is really kind can never be unhappy.

He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity.

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 a spectator.

A youth, when at home, should be filial, and abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies.

There are three degrees of filial piety. The highest is being a credit to our parents; the second is not disgracing them; the lowest is being able simply to support them.

The superior man, while his parents are alive, reverently nourishes them; and, when they are dead, reverently sacrifices to them. His thought to the end of his life is how not to disgrace them.

The parent’s age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.

The parent’s age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.

The most beautiful sight in the world is a little child going confidently down the road of life after you have shown him the way.

A happy union with wife and child is like the music of lutes and harps.

From the loving example of one family, a whole State may become loving, and from its courtesies, courteous; while from the ambition and perverseness of the one man, the whole State may be thrown into rebellious disorder. Such is the nature of influence.

Although your father and mother are dead, if you propose to yourself any good work, only reflect how it will make their names illustrious, and your purpose will be fixed.

When your father is alive, obey him. When your father has passed on, live as he did. If you do so for [at least] three years after your father’s death, then you are a true son.

Nowadays, filial piety means being able to support your parents. But we support even our horses and dogs. Without respect, what’s the difference between the two kinds of support?

What matters is the expression you show on your face. ‘Filial piety’ doesn’t mean merely doing physical tasks for your parents, or merely providing them with food and wine.

In serving your parents, you may disagree with them from time to time and seek to correct them gently. But if they will not go along with you, you must continue to respect and serve them without complaining.

Never ignore your parents’ ages, which are both a source of joy (because they are still living) and a source of anxiety (because their deaths are coming nearer).

What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others.

In one’s household, it is the women and the small men that are difficult to deal with. If you let them get too close, they become insolent (disrespectful). If you keep them at a distance, they complain.

When your parents are alive, you should not go too far afield in your travels. If you do, your whereabouts should always be known.

Confucius life quotes

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

If we don’t know life, how can we know death?

Faced with what is right, to leave it, undone shows a lack of courage.

The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Your life is what your thoughts make it.

Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.

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.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

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

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.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be a failure.

I hear, and I forget. I see, and I remember. I do, and I understand.

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.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

If we don’t know life, how can we know death?

Faced with what is right, to leave it, undone shows a lack of courage.

Your life is what your thoughts make it.

Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.