Confucius on Truth
Browse 7 quotations attributed to Confucius, catalogued under truth, with dates where available.
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Attributed to Confucius, entry #96297: "Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself."
Attributed to Confucius, entry #227576: "The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of truthfulness."
7 Quotes by Confucius on Truth
"Sincerity is that whereby self-completion is effected, and its way is that by which man must direct himself."
"The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of truthfulness."
"Honesty and trust are promoted, and good neighborliness cultivated."
"Sincerity is the end and beginning of things; without sincerity there would be nothing. On this account, the superior man regards the attainment of sincerity as the most excellent thing."
"It is characteristic of the most entire sincerity to be able to foreknow. When a nation or family is about to flourish, there are sure to be happy omens; and when it is about to perish, there are sure to be unlucky omens."
"When we have intelligence resulting from sincerity, this condition is to be ascribed to nature; when we have sincerity resulting from intelligence, this condition is to be ascribed to instruction. But given the sincerity, and there shall be the intelligence; given the intelligence, and there shall be the sincerity."
"Earnest in practicing the ordinary virtues, and careful in speaking about them, if, in his practice, he has anything defective, the superior man dares not but exert himself; and if, in his words, he has any excess, he dares not allow himself such license. Thus his words have respect to his actions, and his actions have respect to his words; is it not just an entire sincerity which marks the superior man?"