Confucius Quotes

Words are the counters of wise men, but the money of fools.

Tis better to sit there and look the fool, than to open your mouth and prove it.

Words let us say the things we want to say and also things we would be better off not having said. They let us know the things we need to know, and also things we wish we didn't.

There are limits beyond which your folly will not carry you.

Great good nature without prudence is a great misfortune.

Answer not a fool according to his folly,lest thou also be like unto him.

After man knows the truth, he cannot be too careful of his words.

A word is worth one coin, silence is worth two

A wise man heedeth all things, and in his own eyes is a fool.

The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

Silence is not always a sign of wisdom, but babbling is ever a mark of folly.

To claim power over what you do not understand is not wise, nor is the end of it likely to be good.

The least foolish is wise.

Know when to speak - for many times it brings danger, to give the best advice to kings.

A clever man commits no minor blunders.

I've learned people are watching, so don't do nothing stupid.

Before a man speaks it is always safe to assume that he is a fool. After he speaks, it is seldom necessary to assume it.

Men are born with two eyes, but with one tongue, in order that they should see twice as much as they say.

Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.

Play not with paradoxes. That caustic which you handle in order to scorch others may happen to sear your own fingers and make them dead to the quality of things.

It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.

Mind your speech a little lest you should mar your fortunes.

Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something.

Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.

As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.