- “Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.”
- “If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.”
- “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
- “He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”
- “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
- “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.”
- “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
- “Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
- “I used to take on trust a man’s deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man’s words I go on to observe his deeds.”
- “It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
- Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
- “Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”
- “The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
- “Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”
- “To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.”
- “To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it.”
- “Silence is a true friend who never betrays.”
- “The funniest people are the saddest once.”
- “Study the past if you would define the future.”
- “You cannot open a book without learning something.”
- “What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”
- “It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.”
- “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
- “Respect yourself and others will respect you.”
- “The man of wisdom is never of two minds;
- the man of benevolence never worries;
- the man of courage is never afraid.”
- “Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.”
- “The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”
- “The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?”
- “When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.”
- “To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.”
- “The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
- “Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.”
- “And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.”
- “Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow – therein is happiness. Wealth and rank attained through immoral means are nothing but drifting clouds.”
- “It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.”
