Confucius said: "To relate and not to invent, devoted and love antiquity, I strive to be like Lao Zi and Peng Zhu(1), to pass down the essence of ancient works."
Confucius said: "To gain knowledge bit by bit, to learn without losing interest, to teach others without being fustrated, how many of this have I carried out?"
Confucius said: "Virtue not cultivated, learning not expounded, not able to uphold righteousness when the situation arise, not able to correct what is wrong, these are conduct that worries me."
Confucius always remain sedate and tranquil.
Confucius said:"How weak I have become. It has been a long time since I met Emperor Zhou in my dreams."
Confucius said:"
Stick strictly to the Way, align with virtue and abide by benevolence in handing matters, and immerse in the six arts."
Confucius said:"I have yet turned away anyone who comes with gifts as small as a bundle of dried meat."
Confucius said:"I never enlighten anyone who has not been driven to desperation by trying to understand a difficulty or who has not got into a frenzy trying to put his ideas into words. When I have presented one point of a subject and he cannot from it, learn the other three, I do not repeat my lesson, until he is able to."