Confucius
Learning without thought is labor lost.
Learning without thought is labor lost.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
I do not want a friend who smiles when I smile, who weeps when I weep, for my shadow in the pool can do better than that.
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
To put the world right 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…
By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.
Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.