The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities.
To study and not think is a waste. To think and not study is dangerous.
To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.
If you don't know how to live, why wonder about death?
The superior man, even when he is not moving, has a feeling of reverence, and while he speaks not, he has the feeling of truthfulness.
Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness
The small man thinks that small acts of goodness are of no benefit, and does not do them; and that small deeds of evil do no harm, and does not refrain from them. Hence, his wickedness becomes so great that it cannot be concealed, and his guilt so great that it cannot be pardoned.
In a State, pecuniary gain is not to be considered to be prosperity, but its prosperity will be found in righteousness.
Rather than caring about whether or not you are known, strive to be worth knowing.
Teachers open the door ... you enter by yourself.
It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.
If I cannot get men who steer a middle course to associate with, I would far rather have the impetuous and hasty. For the impetuous at any rate assert themselves.
To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
When a person should be spoken with, and you don't speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn't be spoken with and you speak to them, you waste your breath. The wise do not lose people, nor do they waste their breath.
Wisdom is rooted in watching with affection the way people grow.
Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
There are three things against which the wise man guards: lust when young, quarrels when strong, and covetousness when old.
Love others as you would love yourself, judge others as you would judge yourself, cherish others as you would cherish yourself. When you wish for others as you wish for yourself and when you protect others as you would protect yourself, that's when you can say it's true love.
Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.
True wisdom is knowing what you don't know
When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.
Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant.
The man who in view of gain thinks of righteousness; who in the view of danger is prepared to give up his life; and who does not forget an old agreement however far back it extends - such a man may be reckoned a complete man.
Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard.
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