Confucius

“Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.”

“Study the past, if you would divine the future.”

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

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

“An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.”

“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.”

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

“The cautious seldom err.”

“You cannot open a book without learning something.”

“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.”

“The object of the superior man is truth.”

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

“Sincerity is the way of Heaven. The attainment of sincerity is the way of men.”

“学而时习之，不亦说乎 (Learning and practicing, is this not joy?) 😊🌟”

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

“If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.”

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

“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.”

“Learning without thought is labor lost thought without learning is perilous.”

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

“The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.”

“Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?”

“I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing meI will be concerned at my own want of ability.”

“The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest success only comes later.”