To become truly great, one has to stand with people, not above them.
To know that we know what we know, and to know that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly.
Stubbornness destroys good advice.
Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for.
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Water is fluid, soft, and yielding. But water will wear away rock, which is rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and yielding will overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox: what is soft is strong.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
The more you know the less you need to say.
I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never listen.
Change begets change. Nothing propagates so fast.
The most interesting things in life happen just on the other side of your comfort zone.
For every beauty there is an eye somewhere to see it. For every truth there is an ear somewhere to hear it. For every love there is a heart somewhere to receive it.
You miss 100% of the shots you don't take.
Be the change you want to see.
Health is the greatest gift, contentment the greatest wealth, faithfulness the best relationship.
In order to be profoundly dishonest, a person must have one of two qualities: either he is unscrupulously ambitious, or he is unswervingly egocentric.
In every crisis there is a message. Crises are nature's way of forcing change - breaking down old structures, shaking loose negative habits so that something new and better can take their place.
When you compare yourself with others in matters of wealth, position, and health, you should look at people less favoured than yourself. When you compare yourself with others in matters of religion, knowledge and virtue, look at people who are better than yourself.
In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock.
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.
Throughout history, every period of enlightenment has been accompanied by darkness, pushing in opposition. Such are laws of nature and balance.
Wisdom, character, and consciousness conquer everything.
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.
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