Confucius

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential. These are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

From the Son of Heaven down to the mass of the people, all must consider the cultivation of the person the root of everything besides.