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A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.  
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.  
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.  
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.  
And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.  
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.  
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is n...  
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your l...  
Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors d...  
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.  
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.  
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affa...  
He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to ...  
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not ...  
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words...  
Heaven means to be one with God.  
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.  
I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.  
I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concer...  
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teac...  
If we don't know life, how can we know death?  
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, wha...  
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In ...  
Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to th...  
It does not matter how slowly you go, so long as you do not stop.  
It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole ...  
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by the...  
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is pe...  
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.  
Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe h...  
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.  
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.  
No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for readi...  
Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are ...   Age
One atom of the plane where He functions would shatter the world.  
Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.   Change
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time w...   History
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.  
Silence is a true friend who never betrays.  
Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for li...  
Study the past, if you would divine the future.  
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparatio...  
The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention...  
The cautious seldom err.  
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that woul...  
The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.  
The object of the superior man is truth.  
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.  
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he i...  
The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.  
The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interes...  
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of com...  
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understan...   Business
The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himse...  
The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full po...  
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.   Change
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.  
To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.  
To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.  
To know, is to know that you know nothing. That is the meaning of true...  
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect vi...  
To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness...  
To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.  
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neigh...  
Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which ...  
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.  
When anger rises, think of the consequences.  
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the ...  
When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when w...  
When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it...  
When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not k...  
Wherever you go, go with all your heart.  
You cannot open a book without learning something.