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Wisdom is rooted in watching with affection the way people grow.
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
The gentleman prefers to be slow in word but diligent in action.
A true gentleman makes demands upon himself but not upon others.
Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?
A gentleman is calm and spacious: the vulgar are always fretting.
She who is born with beauty is born with a sorrow for many a man.
Happiness is not at the top of the mountain, but in how to climb.
To know your faults and be able to change is the greatest virtue.
An inch of time on the sundial is worth more than a foot of jade.
If you know, say you know. If you don't know, say you don't know.
Labor, but slight not meditation; meditate, but slight not labor.
If a man sets his heart on benevolence he will be free from evil.
If you devote your life to seeking revenge, first dig two graves.
Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.
Charity, like the sun, brightens every object on which it shines.
The superior man is slow in his words and earnest in his conduct.
We should not be too familiar with the lower orders or with women.
He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.
A gentleman would be ashamed should his deeds not match his words.
Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more.
Knowing what's correct and not doing it, it's the worst cowardice.
The gentleman desires to be halting in speech but quick in action.
The tongue must be heavy indeed, because so few people can hold it
It is better not to proceed at all than to proceed without purpose.
The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.
Those whose courses are different cannot lay plans for one another.
It is only the very wisest and the very stupidest who never change.
Those who do not study are only cattle dressed up in men's clothes.
Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.
Transport a handful of earth everyday and you will make a mountain.
If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame.
The vices come as passengers, visit us as guest and stay as masters.
True knowledge is when one knows the limitations of one's knowledge.
True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good.
A man exercising no forethought will soon experience present sorrow.
All the darkness in the world can't put out the light of one candle.
Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.
When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.
Grieve not that men do not know you; grieve that you do not know men.
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.
A man who does not forget an agreement is resolved and honorable man.
When people are educated, the distinction between classes disappears.
Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.
It is man that makes truth great, and not truth that makes man great.
A workman who wants to do his work well must first prepare his tools.
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
If you don't know how to serve men, why worry about serving the gods?
The superior man loves his soul; the inferior man loves his property.