Confusius was a man who had many wise ideas and thoughts about nature, the world and human behavior. He was a great teacher whose wise sayings have influenced many people in derrerent countries. Miracle Mandarin will teach you some his quotations in Chinese, if you feel interested in it, you can contact us and learn Chinese in Shanghai or online.
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Xué ér shí xí zhī, bú yì yuè hū?
学而时习之，不亦说乎？
Is it not pleasant to learn with a constant perseveranceand application?
 
Wēn ɡù ér zhī xīn, kě yǐ wéi shī yǐ.
温故而知新，可以为师矣。
If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge, so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.
 
Xué ér bù sī zé wǎnɡ, sī ér bù xué zé dài.
学而不思则罔，思而不学则殆。
Learning without thought is labourlost; thought without learning is perilous.
 
Mǐn ér hào xué, bù chǐ xià wèn.
敏而好学，不耻下问。
He was of an active nature and yet fond of learning, and he was not ashamed to ask and learn of his inferiors.
 
Zhī zhī zhě, bù rú hào zhī zhě, hào zhī zhě, bù rú yào zhī zhě.
知之者，不如好之者，好之者，不如乐之者。
They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.
 
Sān rén xínɡ, bì yǒu wǒ shī yān. zé qí shàn zhě ér cónɡ zhī, qí bú shàn zhě ér ɡǎi zhī.
三人行，必有我师焉。择其善者而从之，其不善者而改之。
When I walk along with two others, they may serve me as my teachers. I will select their good qualities and follow them, their bad qualities and avoid them.
