Tzu kung confucius sayings
Here are some sayings attributed to Confucius, also known as Kongzi or Kong Fuzi, as recorded by his disciple, Tzu-kung:
1. "The superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions."
2. "The Master said, 'Is it not a pleasure, having learned something, to try it out at due intervals? Is it not a joy to have friends come from afar? Is it not gentlemanly not to take offense when others fail to appreciate your abilities?'"
3. "The Master said, 'To see what is right and not do it is want of courage.'"
4. "The Master said, 'The superior man is distressed by his want of ability; he is not distressed by men's not knowing him.'"
5. "The Master said, 'The superior man is dignified, but does not wrangle. He is sociable, but not a partisan.'"
6. "The Master said, 'The superior man is satisfied and composed; the mean man is always full of distress.'"
7. "The Master said, 'The superior man is easy to serve and difficult to please. If you try to please him in any way which is not accordant with right, he will not be pleased. But in his employment of men, he uses them according to their capacity. The mean man is difficult to serve and easy to please. If you try to please him, though it be in a way which is not accordant with right, he may be pleased. But in his employment of men, he wishes them to be equal to everything.'"
8. "The Master said, 'The superior man is correctly firm, and not firm merely.'"
Above is Tzu kung confucius sayings.