Confucius Quotes
Traditional: 學而不思則罔,思而不學則殆.
Simplified: 学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆.
Pinyin: xué ér bù sī zé wăng, sī ér bù xué zé dài.
Meaning:
He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
Simplified: 学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆.
Pinyin: xué ér bù sī zé wăng, sī ér bù xué zé dài.
Meaning:
He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
Traditional: 有朋自遠方來,不奕悅乎。
Simplified: 有朋自远方来,不奕悦乎。 Pinyin: you3 peng2 zi4 yuan3 fang1 lai2, bu2 yi4 yue4 hu1 Meaning: When a friend visits from afar, it is a very happy time. | Traditional: 孔子說:“三人行,必有我師。
Simplified: 孔子说:“三人行,必有我师。 Pinyin: Kǒngzǐ shuō: “Sān rén xíng, bì yǒu wǒ shī.” Meaning: In a group of three people, there will always be one person I can learn from.This describes people who always want to learn and increase their knowledge. |
Traditional: 見賢思齊焉;見不賢而內自省也。
Simplified: 见贤思齐焉;见不贤而内自省也。 Pinyin: jiàn xián sī qí yān jiàn bù xián ér nèi zì xĭng yĕ Meaning: When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self. See if you will do the same things as the NOT SO GOOD guy. | Traditional: 不聞不若聞之 聞之不若見之 見之不若知之 知之不若行之 學至於行之而止矣。
Simplified: 不闻不若闻之 闻之不若见之 见之不若知之 知之不若行之 学至于行之而止矣。 Pinyin: Bù wén bù ruò wén zhī wén zhī bù ruò jiàn zhī jiàn zhī bù ruò zhīzhīzhī zhī bù ruò xíng zhī xué zhìyú xíng zhī ér zhǐ yǐ. Meaning: Hearing about something is better than not hearing about something. Seeing something is better than hearing about something. Knowing something is better than hearing about something. Actually doing something is better than knowing something. In order to totally understand something, you must work hard to attain that knowledge. This means that you can only understand something by trying it yourself. |
Traditional: 己所不欲,勿施於人。
Simplified: 己所不欲,勿施于人。 Pinyin: jǐ suǒ bú yù,wù shī yú rén. Meaning: What you do not wish for yourself, do not do to others. Or, do unto others as you would have them do unto you. | Traditional: 人莫不飲食也。鮮能知味也.
Simplified: 人莫不飲食也。鮮能知味也. Pinyin: ren2 mo4 bu4 yin3 shi2 ye3. xian1 neng2 zhi1 wei4 ye3 Meaning: Everyone eats and drinks, yet only a few appreciate the taste of food. |
Traditional: 工欲善其事﹐必先利其器
Simplified: 工欲善其事﹐必先利其器 Pinyin: gong1yu4shan4qi2shi4, bi4xian1li4qi2qi4. Meaning: If a person wants to do a job well, he needs to sharpen his tools first. In other words, you need to prepare to do a job well. |