It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.
It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
If I understand Change, I shall make no great mistake in Life
The vices come as passengers, visit us as guest and stay as masters.
The highest kind of man is the one who does before talking and practices what he professes.
Those people who develop the ability to continuously acquire new and better forms of knowledge that they can apply to their work and to their lives will be the movers and shakers in our society for the indefinite future.
Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
The great mountain must collapse, the mighty beam must break and the wise man wither like a plant.
There are three friendships which are advantageous, and three which are injurious. Friendship with the upright; friendship with the sincere; and friendship with the man of much observation: these are advantageous. Friendship with the man of specious airs; friendship with the insinuatingly soft; and friendship with the glib-tongued: these are injurious.
Among the appliances to transform the people, sound and appearances are but trivial influences.
Just as lavishness leads easily to presumption, so does frugality to meanness. But meanness is a far less serious fault than presumption.
We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression; the heart of a wise man should resemble a mirror, which reflects every object without being sullied by any
Excess and deficiency are equally at fault.
Sincerity becomes apparent. From being apparent, it becomes manifest. From being manifest, it becomes brilliant. Brilliant, it affects others. Affecting others, they are changed by it. Changed by it, they are transformed. It is only he who is possessed of the most complete sincerity that can exist under heaven, who can transform.
Reading without thinking will confuse you.Thinking without reading will place you in danger.
You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.
If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.
Study the past if you would define the future. I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there. Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
When superiors are fond of showing their humanity, inferiors try to outstrip one another in their practice of it.
The superior man does what is proper to the station in which he is; he does not desire to go beyond this. In a position of wealth and honor, he does what is proper to a position of wealth and honor. In a poor and low position, he does what is proper to a poor and low position.
If you don't want to do something,don't impose on others
Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator.
Transport a handful of earth everyday and you will make a mountain.
The wise man admires water, the kind man admires mountains. The wise man moves, the kind man rests. The wise man is happy, the kind man is firm.
Don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you.
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