" The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man may not be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" Things that are done, it is needless to speak about…things that are past, it is needless to blame. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. "

Confucius, Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits [of the dead]?…While you do not know life, how can you know about death? "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects, bk. 11:11 Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" He who merely knows right principles is not equal to him who loves them. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" In his errors a man is true to type. Observe the errors and you will know the man. "

Confucius, Analects, IV.7 Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" When you see a good man, try to emulate his example, and when you see a bad man, search yourself for his faults. "

Confucious

" He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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

Confucious

" If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face of danger, and does not forget sentiments he has repeated all his life when he has been in straitened circumstances for a long time, he may be said to be a complete man. "

Confucius, Analects, XIV.12 Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" Virtue is more to man than either water or fire. I have seen men die from treading on water and fire, but I have never seen a man die from treading the course of virtue. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. "

Confucius, Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" 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. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" Respect yourself and others will respect you. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it. "

Confucius Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

" The superior man…does not set his mind either for anything, or against anything; what is right he will follow. "

Confucius, The Confucian Analects Chinese philosopher & reformer (551 BC – 479 BC)

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