If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.
If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.
He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity
Everyone eats and drinks; yet only few appreciate the taste of food.
Your eyes are always bigger than your stomach.
When a man's knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.
Women and people of low birth are very hard to deal with. If you are friendly to them, they get out of hand, and if you keep your distance, they resent it.
The gentleman calls attention to the good points in others; he does not call attention to their defects. The small man does just the reverse of this.
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.
He is the truly courageous man who never desponds.
Cultivated people foster what is good in others, not what is bad. Petty people do the opposite.
To know everything is to know nothing, but to know nothing is to know everything.
When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.
If a man remembers what is right at the sign of profit, is ready to lay down his life in the face of danger, and does not forget sentiments he has repeated all his life when he has been in straitened circumstances for a long time, he may be said to be a complete man.
Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly.
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 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.
It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.
If you want to change the world, first change your heart.
There is one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life -reciprocity.
Wisdom is rooted in watching with affection the way people grow.
The man of wisdom is never of two minds; the man of benevolence never worries; the man of courage is never afraid.
The general of a large army may be defeated, but you cannot defeat the determined mind of a peasant.
Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.
Be loyal and trustworthy. Do not befriend anyone who is lower than yourself in this regard.
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