This influential Chinese philosopher, teacher, thinker and political figure is known for his teachings which are preserved in Lunyu. which was later translated into English under the title "The Analects of Confucius".
His social philosophy was based on the principle of "ren". Actually it is a two different words that sounds the same (ren).
The first word 人 means human, a man, or a person and the second "ren" is 仁. It means benevolence or "humaneness".
And his political beliefs focused on self-discipline. For those of you who like to learn more about this amazing Chinese philosopher Confucius, you can check out here.
Anyway, here are my favorite 11 Confucius quotes.
"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."
hear, forget, remember, understand
"The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions."
superior, man, speech, modest, action
"And remember, no matter where you go, there you are."
remember
“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”
heart
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
mountain, stones, small
“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves."
journey, revenge, dig, graves
“Silence is a true friend who never betrays.”
silence, true, friend, betray
“You cannot open a book without learning something.”
book, learning
“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”
question, fool, ask, life
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.”
knowledge, know, ignorance
“We have two lives, and the second begins when we realize we only have one.”
lives, realize