Found in:Change Quotes
About Confucius
551 BC – 479 BC
Ancient Chinese philosopher and teacher whose teachings on ethics, family, and governance shaped East Asian thought for millennia. His Analects remain widely studied today.
See all 39 Confucius quotes →More from Confucius
Attribution note: Source disputed or unverified.
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.”
Attribution note: Source disputed or unverified.
“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
Attribution note: Source disputed or unverified.
“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”
Related quotes
Attribution note: Source disputed or unverified.
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
“Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.”
“All becoming and growing—all that guarantees a future—involves pain.”
“Great is the art of beginning, but greater the art is of ending.”