He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.
The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.
If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.
When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it – this is knowledge.
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
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.
There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.
What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the mean man seeks is in others.
Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.
The cautious seldom err.
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.
I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.
I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.