Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
Hold faithfulness and sincerity as first principles.
A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.
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.
To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.
To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.
Time flows away like the water in the river.
In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children.
Shall I teach you what knowledge? When you know a thing, say that you know it; when you do not know a thing, admit that you do not know it. That is knowledge.
Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.
To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
Consideration for others is the basis of a good life, a good society.
Have no friends not equal to yourself.
When a wise man points at the moon the imbecile examines the finger.
The nobler sort of man emphasizes the good qualities in others, and does not accentuate the bad. The inferior does.
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.
Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance.