CONFUCIUS On
Ego Confucius
said: "I am not bothered by the fact that I
am unknown. I am bothered when I do not know
others." Confucius
said: "I don't worry abut not having a good
position; I worry about the means I use to
gain position. I don't worry about being
unknown; I seek to be known in the right
way." Confucius
in 'Analects' On
the superior man Tzu
Kung asked about the character of the
Superior Man. Confucius said, "First he
practices what he preaches and then he
follows it." Confucius
in 'Analects' On
Holism Confucius
said: "The Superior Man is all-embracing and
not partial. The inferior man is partial and
not
all-embracing." Confucius
in 'Analects' On
Study Confucius
said: "To study and not think is a waste. To
think and not study is
dangerous." "Study
as if you have not reached your goal--as if
you were afraid of losing what you
have." Confucius
in 'Analects' Confucian
values The
Master taught four things: Culture, correct
action, loyalty and
trust. Confucius
in 'Analects' Right
action Confucius
said: "Be aroused by poetry; structure
yourself with propriety, refine yourself with
music." "Be
of unwavering good faith and love learning.
Be steadfast unto death in pursuit of the
good Tao. Do not enter a state which is in
peril, nor reside in one which people have
rebelled. When the Tao prevails in the world,
then show yourself. When it does not, then
hide. When the Tao prevails in your own
state, to be poor and obscure is a disgrace.
But when the Tao does not prevail in your own
state, to be rich and honored is a
disgrace." Confucius
in 'Analects' nature
of attainment: There
were four things the master had eliminated
from himself: imposing his will,
arbitrariness, stubbornness and
egotism. Confucius
in 'Analects' On
sex Confucius
said: "I have never seen one who loves virtue
as much as he loves
sex." Confucius
in 'Analects' worship When
he entered the great ancestral temple, he
asked about every detail. (and
explained that that questioning was the
ritual) Confucius
in 'Analects' on
the spirit "If
you can't yet serve men, how can you serve
the spirits?" Confucius
in 'Analects' About
the meaning of Jen. The
Master said, "To completely overcome
selfishness and keep to propriety is jen. If
for a full day you can overcome selfishness
and keep to propriety, everyone in the world
will return to
jen. Confucius
in 'Analects' enlightenment "One
who does not experience the permeation of
slander and who is not agitated by
accusations can certainly be called
'enlightened.' Indeed, such a person may be
called
'transcendent.'" Confucius
in 'Analects' Unity
of essence and function Refinement
is substance Tzu
Kung in 'Analects' Governing Confucius
replied saying: "To 'govern' means to
'rectify.' Confucius
in 'Analects' Overpopulation Zan
Yu said, "Once there are so many people, what
should be done?" "Enrich
them," said the Master. "Once
they are enriched, what
next?" "Educate
them." Confucius
in 'Analects' Selfcorrection "If
you can correct yourself, what problem will
you have in governing? If you can't correct
yourself, how can you correct
others?" Confucius
in 'Analects' Riches
&poverty Confucius
said: "To be poor without resentment is
difficult. To be rich without arrogance is
easy." Confucius
in 'Analects' About
modern scientists "The
ancient scholars studied for their own
improvement. Modern scholars study to impress
others." Confucius
in 'Analects' 14:25 About
being unknown Confucius
said: "I don't worry about being unknown. I
worry about my lack of
ability." Confucius
in 'Analects' 14:32 Being
understood Confucius
said: "Aah! No one understands
me!" Tzu
Kung said, "What do you mean, 'No one
understands you'?" Confucius
said, "I have no resentment against Heaven,
no quarrel with men. I study from the bottom
and penetrate to the top. Who understands me?
Heaven does!" Confucius
in 'Analects' 14:37 Resentment "Expect
much from yourself and little from others and
you will avoid incurring
resentments." Confucius
in 'Analects' 15:14 Righteousness "The
Superior Man takes Righteousness as the
essence. He actualizes it through propriety,
demonstrates it in humility, develops it by
truthfulness. This is the Superior
Man!" Confucius
in 'Analects' 15:17 Seeking "The
Superior Man seeks within himself. The
inferior man seeks within others."
Confucius
in 'Analects' 15:20 Promotion "The
Superior Man does not promote a man because
of his words, and does not disregard the
words because of the
man." Confucius
in 'Analects' 15:22 Values
of Yen Tzu
Chang asked Confucius about jen. Confucius
said, "If you can practice these five things
with all the people, you can be called
jen." Tzu
Chang asked what they
were. Confucius
said, "Courtesy, generosity, honesty,
persistence, and kindness. If you are
courteous, you will not be disrespected; if
you are generous, you will gain everything.
If you are honest, people will rely on you.
If you are persistent you will get results.
If you are kind, you can employ people."
Confucius
in 'Analects' 17:6 Do
a Job "After
you have accomplished your job, then study.
After you have accomplished your studies,
then get a job." Tzu
Hsia in 'Analects' 19:1 Confucius
in
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