Confucius

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

Confucius

When one cultivates to the utmost the principles of his nature, and exercises them on the principle of reciprocity, he is not far from the path.

Confucius

When respect is shown according to what is proper, one keeps far from shame and disgrace.

Confucius

When superiors are fond of showing their humanity, inferiors try to outstrip one another in their practice of it.

Confucius

When you have become one with the Great Universal, you will have no partiality, and when you are part of the process of transformation, you will have no rigidity.

Confucius

When you make a promise consistent with what is right, you can keep your word. When you show respect consistent with good taste, you keep shame and disgrace at a distance. When he in whom you confide is one who does not fail his friends, you may trust him fully.

Confucius

When you serve your mother and father it is okay to try to correct them once in a while. But if you see that they are not going to listen to you, keep your respect for them and don’t distance yourself from them. Work without complaining.

Confucius

While the gentleman cherishes benign rule, the small man cherishes his native land. While the gentleman cherishes a respect for the law, the small man cherishes generous treatment.

Confucius

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead…While you do not know life, how can you know about death

Confucius

Who keeps the old akindle and adds new knowledge is fitted to be a teacher.

Confucius