We are so busy doing the urgent that we don't have time to do the important.
Even four harnessed horses cannot bring imprudent words back into the mouth.
A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.
He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail
A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.
Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous.
I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.
Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed.
Without Goodness one cannot enjoy enduring happiness
The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
Tell people - and they may forget... show them - they may remember... but involve them and they will understand.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.
In a State, pecuniary gain is not to be considered to be prosperity, but its prosperity will be found in righteousness.
roads were made for journeys not destinations
Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.
It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.
Every house guest brings you happiness. Some when they arrive, and some when they are leaving
To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.
Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.
The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
The archer who misses his mark does not blame the target. He stops, corrects himself and shoots again.
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