Analects Confucius Quotes & Sayings

If a remake is not good, no one wants to see it and, again, it doesn't hurt the original. — Sam Raimi

The cruel part is that, to let the play live, you have to surrender control and let your characters go. You have to let them stumble, fall into walls and be mute, let them drift and be lost. If you hold the reins too tight, they won't spring to life. — Tina Howe

Confucius said: "I do not see what use a man can be put to, whose word cannot be
trusted."
- The Analects of Confucius, 2.22
Confucius — Judith A. Boss

It has been argued that close attention to the history of science is indispensable for doing good philosophy of science. — Samir Okasha

Orville Wright said to his brother, "Wilbur, you were only in the air for 12 seconds. How could my luggage be in Cleveland?" — Red Buttons

Belief is the magic key that unlocks your dreams. — Orrin Woodward

A bird hopped onto the foaming lilac outside. Its throat quivered; notes rose and fell out. As long as it kept singing and I kept staring, I told myself, I wouldn't start crying. — David Mitchell

Kong Qiu, or Master Kong as he was known, did not live to see his days of glory. During his lifetime, his views were received with scorn. But that was about two thousand five hundred years ago. A handful of his dedicated followers passed on Confucius' teachings to future generations.
After Confucius' death, his followers published his teachings in the book, The Analects of Confucius. — Confucius

On a movie, you have a great time, and you're really enjoying the work, and then everybody is done and goes their separate ways, and you maybe never get to work with those people again. — Denis Leary

The Master said, "Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Poverty and disgrace are things that all people hate, and yet unless they are avoided in the proper way I will not despise them.
"If the gentleman abandons ren, how can he be worthy of that name? The gentleman does not violate ren even for the amount of time required to eat a meal. Even in times of urgency or distress, he does not depart from it."
(Analects 4.5) — Confucius

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Not again, Nix. I'll give my life to keep you safe." He stepped into his bathroom, undressed, and turned on the cold water. "The next time we meet, I'll make you mine. That's a promise. — Lia Davis

The Master said, "A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present."
(Analects 2.11) — Confucius

Disputing the commonsense notion that all events require the prior existence of some underlying matter or substance. There is no antecedent static cabinet. — Alfred North Whitehead

The Master said, "A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with."
(Analects 4.9) — Confucius

The Master said of Gong Yechang, "He is marriageable. Although he was once imprisoned and branded as a criminal, he was in fact innocent of any crime." The Master gave him his daughter in marriage.
(Analects 5.1) — Confucius

The Master said, "What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water - other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui's joy. What a worthy man was Hui!"
(Analects 6.11) — Confucius

The Master said, "To study, and then in a timely fashion to practice what you have learned - is this not satisfying? To have companions arrive from afar - is this not a joy? To remain unrecognized by others and yet remain free of resentment - is this not the mark of the gentleman?"
(Analects 1.1) — Confucius

The Master said, "The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit."
(Analects 4.16) — Confucius

When you're silent, your silence condones it. Thus, whatever you believe in goes down the drain. — Jennifer Tindugan-Adoviso

This new (technology) that is so transforming our world and economy is not going to work unless it works for everyone. — William E. Kennard

The Master said, "The gentleman does not serve as a vessel."
(Analects 2.12) — Confucius

Seeking of the truth should be not only part of the Justice Department and part of our judicial system, but also should be ... a goal of reporters today. — John Ensign