Quotes about Wisdom

The Master said, "The gentleman harmonizes [he] without being an echo. The petty man echoes [tong] and does not harmonize.

Knowing it does not compare with loving it; loving it does not compare with delighting in it.

The Master was entirely free of four faults: arbitrariness, inflexibility, rigidity, and selfishness.

cautiously, you avoid trouble. See all that you can — then, if you forget the perilous and

When the Master entered the great temple he asked about everything. Someone said, 'Who will say that this son of the man of Zou knows about ritual? When he enters the temple, he asks about everything'. The Master heard of it and said, 'This is the ritual'.

We all have two lives, your second one begins when you realize you've only got one.

He said : Not to know the decree is to be without the means of being a proper man. 2. Not to know the rites is to be without means to construct. 3. Not to know words is to be without the fluid needful to understand men.

Life is really simple, but men insist on making it complicated.

lesson about knowledge? When you know a thing, maintain that you know it; and when you do not, acknowledge your ignorance. This is characteristic of knowledge.

Very few go astray who comport themselves with restraint.

You do not understand even life. How can you understand death?

I was not born with wisdom. I love the ancient teachings and have worked hard to attain to their level.