What did Confucius mean by: Cultivated people foster what is good in others, not what is bad. Petty people do the opposite. Confucius Philosopher · China Copy
Rather than caring about whether or not you are known, strive to be worth knowing. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Confucius, Authenticity, Character, Self-worth, 0 Confucius Philosopher · China
Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass. Read explanation Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Confucius, Accountability, Forgiveness, Growth, 0 Confucius Philosopher · China
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name. Read explanation Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Confucius, Accuracy, Clarity, Wisdom, 0 Confucius Philosopher · China
To prefer it is better than to only know it. To delight in it is better than merely to prefer it. Read explanation Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Confucius, Knowledge, Preference, 0 Confucius Philosopher · China
The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm. Read explanation Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Confucius, Integrity, Righteousness, Strength., 0 Confucius Philosopher · China
I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others. Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Confucius, Communication, Empathy, Isolation, 0 Confucius Philosopher · China
Men’s natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them. Read explanation Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Confucius, Differences, Habits, 0 Confucius Philosopher · China
Clever talk and domineering manner have little to with being a Man at His Best. Read explanation Author, December 25, 2023January 1, 2025, Confucius, Manliness, Manner, Talk, 0 Confucius Philosopher · China
The course of a river is almost always disapproved of by the source. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The most delicate, the most sensible of all pleasures, consists in promoting the pleasure of others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The most amiable people are those who least wound the self-love of others. Read explanation Jean de la Bruyere Writer · France
The process of maturing is an art to be learned, an effort to be sustained. Marya Mannes Writer · USA
