Rulings and sayings of famous people

From the sayings and wisdom of Confucius

• Learning without thinking is a waste of time. Thinking without knowledge is a dangerous thing.

• All successful things result from successful preparation. Without successful preparation, failure is inevitable.

• What the high man is looking for is within himself. What the vile man is looking for is found in others.

• He who speaks without humility will find it difficult to make his words heard.

• There are three things that a thin man must watch out for. When young, desire. And when strong, quarreling. And when we grow up, we crave what others have.

• The father hides his son's mistakes, and the son hides his father's mistakes.

• Cautious people rarely make mistakes.

• The gentleman is moderate in his words, but exceeds that in his actions.

• People may be created to walk the path of work, but they may not be created to understand this work.

• What you don't want to happen to you, don't do it to others.

• A person must do what he preaches to people, and he must also preach to people what he does.

• Under a virtuous government, poverty is a disgrace. Under bad government, wealth is shame.

• Let the prince perform his role as a prince, the follower as a follower, let the father perform his role as a father, and the son as a son.

• Silence is the only friend who will never betray you.

• Never hesitate to ask who is below you.

Book of wisdom from the East