The person of benevolence never worries.
Don't worry that other people don't know you; worry that you don't know other people.
If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.
Your eyes are always bigger than your stomach.
The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.
Tzu Chang asked Confucius about jen. Confucius said, "If you can practice these five things with all the people, you can be called jen." Tzu Chang asked what they were. Confucius said, "Courtesy, generosity, honesty, persistence, and kindness. If you are courteous, you will not be disrespected; if you are generous, you will gain everything. If you are honest, people will rely on you. If you are persistent you will get results. If you are kind, you can employ people.
Do not worry about not holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role. Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.
When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.
Girl who sit on Judge's lap get honorable discharge.
They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
The ideal teacher guides his students but does not pull them along; he urges them to go forward and does not suppress them; he opens the way but does not take them to the place.
First there must be order and harmony within your own mind.
What the wise seek is in themselves
You turn the handle the way it goes, not the way it ought to go
Don't worry if people don't recognize your merits; worry that you may not recognize theirs.
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
Great is the man who can overcome the world, but greater still is the man who can overcome himself, for he will have the world spinning on the palm of his hand.
The superior man is quiet and calm, waiting for the appointments of heaven, while the mean man walks in dangerous paths, looking for lucky occurrences.
If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children.
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.
Base yourself in loyalty and trust. Don't be companion with those who are not your moral equal. When you make a mistake, don't hesitate to correct it.
Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. To see it a person only needs to imagine how it could be worse.
Don't worry about being acknowledged by others; worry about failing to acknowledge them.
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