confucius

I am not concerned that I am not known, I seek to be worthy to be known.

Man who stand on hill with mouth open will wait long time for roast duck to drop in.

Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.

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

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 know what you know and to know what you don't know that is real wisdom.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

We take greater pains to persuade others we are happy than in trying to think so ourselves.

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

The cautious seldom err.

To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.

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

As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.

When we see men of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.

The cautious seldom err.

The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it.

To love a thing means wanting it to live.

Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honours depend upon heaven.

What the superior person seeks is in themselves. What the mean person seeks is in others.

As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.