31 Confucius quotes to acquire knowledge and wisdom

31 Confucius quotes to acquire knowledge and wisdom. Learn from the greatest editor, politician, teacher, and philosopher of all time. May these quotes of Confucius motivate and give everyone inspiration to fight the battle of ignorance, pursue education to gain true knowledge that everyone can practice to achieve success and positive change in life.

1. 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. - Confucius

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

3. Shall I teach you what knowledge? When you know a thing, say that you know it; when you do not know a thing, admit that you do not know it. That is knowledge. - Confucius

4. Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace. - Confucius

5. Never give a sword to a man who can't dance. - Confucius

6. Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes. - Confucius

7. 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. - Confucius

8. The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting. - Confucius

9. When anger rises, think of the consequences. - Confucius

10. He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own. - Confucius

11. He who keeps danger in mind will rest safely in his seat. - Confucius

12. It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them. - Confucius

13. You cannot open a book without learning something. - Confucius

14. 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. - Confucius

15. Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. - Confucius

16. Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. - Confucius

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

18. No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance. - Confucius

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

20. It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop. - Confucius

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

22. The funniest people are the saddest once. - Confucius

23. What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. - Confucius

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

25. Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others. - Confucius

26. The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials. - Confucius

27. 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. - Confucius

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

29. Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean. - Confucius

30. The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name. - Confucius

31. If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children. - Confucius