Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. Votes: 18
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men. Votes: 14
The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later. Votes: 12
Words are the voice of the heart. Votes: 0
The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat. Votes: 0
The superior person is calm and composed; the lesser person is continuously worried and distressed. Votes: 0
Chi Wen Tzu always thought three times before taking action. Twice would have been quite enough. Votes: 0
The cautious seldom err. Votes: 0
There is nothing more visible than what is secret, and nothing more manifest than what is minute. Votes: 0
A good man is not mine to see. Could I see a man possessed of constancy, that would satisfy me. Votes: 0
He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. Votes: 0
The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith. Votes: 0
The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large. Votes: 0
Heaven means to be one with God. Votes: 0
With a heavy load and a long journey Votes: 0
Every house guest brings you happiness. Some when they arrive, and some when they are leaving Votes: 0
The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than the mighty oak which breaks in a storm. Votes: 0
An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it. Votes: 0
When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature then we the pedant. Votes: 0
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of man. Votes: 0
Die Wahrheit hat keinen Erfolg. Votes: 0
A picture is poem without words. Votes: 0
Sincerity is the way of heaven. Votes: 0
The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches. Votes: 0
Man is born with uprightness. If one loses it, he will be lucky if he escapes with his life. Votes: 0
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger. Votes: 0
In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others. Votes: 0
Be versed in ancient lore, and familiarize yourself with the modern; then may you become teachers. Votes: 0
You judge yourself by what you think you can achieve, others judge you by what have achieved. Votes: 0
To find the Tao, there is nowhere you need to search. If it is not inside you, it is not the Tao. Votes: 0
Look for an occupation that you like, and you will not need to labor for a single day in your life. Votes: 0
To prefer it is better than to only know it. To delight in it is better than merely to prefer it. Votes: 0
The highest kind of man is the one who does before talking and practices what he professes. Votes: 0
Do not answer the person whose questions are vile. Do not question a person whose answers are vile. Votes: 0
When you see a good man, think of emulating him; when you see a bad man, examine your own heart. Votes: 0
Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard. Votes: 0
An angry man is full of poison. Votes: 0
When young, beware of fighting; when strong, beware of sex; and when old, beware of possession. Votes: 0
Knowing something is not as good as liking it. Liking something is not as good as rejoicing in it. Votes: 0
To know it is not as good as to love it, and to love it is not as good as to take delight in it. Votes: 0
To govern is to correct. If you set an example by being correct, who would dare remain incorrect? Votes: 0
What the wise seek is in themselves Votes: 0
Donât complain about the snow on your neighborâs roof when your own doorstep is unclean. Votes: 0
A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him. Votes: 0
Study as if you have not reached your goal - hold it as if you were afraid of losing what you have. Votes: 0
Men of principle are sure to be bold, but those who are bold may not always be men of principle. Votes: 0
The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development. Votes: 0
The superior person gathers his weapons together in order to provide against the unforeseen. Votes: 0
The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them. Votes: 0
Shall I tell you what knowledge is? It is to know both what one knows and what one does not know. Votes: 0
Reading without thinking will confuse you.Thinking without reading will place you in danger. Votes: 0
The chase of gain is rich in hate Votes: 0
When you are ignorant about something, to know that you are ignorant about it - that is knowledge. Votes: 0
Don't worry if people don't recognize your merits; worry that you may not recognize theirs. Votes: 0
Being strong does not mean that you never fall down, but that whenever you fall, you get up again. Votes: 0
Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others. Votes: 0
In language clarity is everything. Votes: 0
The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life. Votes: 0
Be in harmony, yet be different. Votes: 0
All men are born good. Votes: 0
Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it. Votes: 0
He who sling mud, lose ground. Votes: 0
Rotten wood cannot be carved. Votes: 0
Confucius say... politician is one who shakes your hand before elections and your confidence after. Votes: 0
Let a man be stimulated by poetry, established by the rules of propriety, and perfected by music. Votes: 0
There is nothing impossible in all the world except that the heart of man is wanting in resolution. Votes: 0
Don't be concerned that you have no position; be concerned how you may fit yourself to occupy one. . Votes: 0
The people may be made to follow a path of action but they may not be made to understand it. Votes: 0
Justice for All in the World Votes: 0
Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others. Votes: 0
Things that are done, it is needless to speak about...things that are past, it is needless to blame. Votes: 0
Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences. Votes: 0
Excess weakens the spirits. Votes: 0
Many seek happiness higher than men; others beneath him. But happiness is the same height as man. Votes: 0
Whatever heaven ordains is best. Votes: 0
We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves Votes: 0
The injury of prodigality leads to this, that he who will not economize will have to agonize. Votes: 0
Study as though you cannot catch up to it, and as though you fear you are going to lose it. Votes: 0
Cultivated people foster what is good in others, not what is bad. Petty people do the opposite. Votes: 0
Humanity is the equity of the heart. Votes: 0
The general of a large army may be defeated, but you cannot defeat the determined mind of a peasant. Votes: 0
The virtuous will be sure to speak uprightly; but those whose speech is upright may not be virtuous. Votes: 0
One who will study for three years. Without thought of reward. Would be hard indeed to find. Votes: 0
The demands that good people make are upon themselves; Those that bad people make are upon others. Votes: 0
Exemplary persons are steadfast in the face of adversity, while petty persons are engulfed by it. Votes: 0
When a man feels the difficulty of doing, can he be other than cautious and slow in speaking? Votes: 0
Not knowing life, how can we know death? Why talk of spirits when you do not understand men? Votes: 0
Woman is the masterpiece. Votes: 0
I could see peace instead of this. Votes: 0
For benefits return benefits; for injuries return justice without any admixture of revenge. Votes: 0
A father's and a mother's age must be borne in mind; with joy on the one hand, fear on the other. Votes: 0
Behind every smile there's teeth. Votes: 0
There are not the weeds the ones that drown the good seed, but the negligence of the peasant. Votes: 0
A wise man seeks by music to strengthen his soul: the thoughtless one uses it to stifle his fears. Votes: 0
To be in one's own heart in kindly sympathy with all things; this is the nature of righteousness Votes: 0
A man of wisdom delights in water. Votes: 0
The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks. Votes: 0
One joy dispels a hundred cares. Votes: 0
To think twice is quite enough. Votes: 0
Music is the one thing in which there is no use trying to deceive others or make false pretenses. Votes: 0
When the wind blows,the grass bends. Votes: 0
Never seek illicit wealth. Votes: 0
Don't use cannon to kill musquito. Votes: 0