1. “Always and in everything let there be reverence.”
2. “A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing another mistake.”
3. ”And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.”
4. “A picture is a poem without words.”
5. “A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
6. “A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present?”
7. “Balance is the perfect state of still water. Let that be our model. It remains quiet within and is not disturbed on the surface.”
8. “Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.”
9. “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.”
10. “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.”
11. "Consideration for others is the basic of a good life, a good society."
12. “Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.”
13. "Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean."
14. “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
15. “Every truth has four corners: as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.”
16. “First there must be order and harmony within your own mind. Then this order will spread to your family, then to the community, and finally to your entire kingdom. Only then can you have peace and harmony.”
17. “Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.”
18. “Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree, but it is what preserves it.”
19. “Heaven means to be one with God.”
20. “If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.”
21. “If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.”
22. “If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.”
23. “If we don't know life, how can we know death?”
24. "If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there to fear?"
25. “I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
26. “It is only the wisest and the very stupidest who cannot change.”
27. “Learn as though you would never be able to master it: Hold it as though you would be in fear if loosing it.”
28. “Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.”
29. ”Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
30. “Men's natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.”
31. “Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.”
32. ”Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.”
33. "Everything has beauty... but not everyone can see it."
34. “First there must be order and harmony within your own mind. Then this order will spread to your family, then to the community, and finally to your entire kingdom. Only then can you have peace and harmony.”
35. “Have no friends not equal to yourself.”
36. “He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”
37. “If I am walking with two other men, each of them I will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.”
38. “If language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant; if what is said is not what is meant, then what must be done remains undone; if this remains undone, morals and art will deteriorate; if justice goes astray, the people will stand about in helpless confusion. Hence there must be no arbitrariness in what is said. This matters above everything.”
39. “If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success.”
40. "If you cannot find it in yourself, where will you go for it?"
41. “Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.”
42. "I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."
43. ”It does not matter how slowly you go so long as you do not stop.”
44. “It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.”
45. "I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being."
46. "Learn as though you would never be able to master it; hold it as though you would be in fear of losing it."
47. “Learning without thought is labor lost.”
48. "Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed."
49. ”Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
50. “Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.”
51. "Recompense injury with justice and recompense kindness with kindness."
52. "Silence is the true friend that never betrays."
53. "Study the past if you would divine the future."
54. “Study without reflection is a waste of time; reflection without study is dangerous.”
55. “Sze-Kung asked, saying, "Is there one word which may serve as a rule of practice for all one's life?" The Master said, "Is not Reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others."”
56. “The cautious seldom err.”
57. “The end of the day is near when small men make long shadows.”
58. "The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance."
59. "The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them."
60. "The heart of the wise, like a mirror, should reflect all objects without being sullied by any."
61. "The man who in the 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."
62. ”There are three sorts of friend that are profitable, and three sorts that are harmful. Friendship with the upright, with the true-to-death and with those who have heard much is profitable. Friendship with the obsequious, with those who are good at accommodating their principles or those who are clever at talk is harmful.”
63. “There is the love of knowing without the love of learning; the beclouding here leads to dissipation of mind.
64. “The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.”
65. "The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm."
66. ”The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.”
67. ”The superior man, when resting in safety, does not forget that danger may come. When in a state of security he does not forget the possibility of ruin. When all is orderly, he does not forget that disorder may come. Thus his person is not endangered, and his States and all their clans are preserved.”
68. “The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.”
69. “The way of a superior man is threefold: Virtuous, he is free from anxieties; Wise, he is free from perplexities; Bold, he is free from fear.”
70. "The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, ''I shall today be uppermost.''"
71. “They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.”
72. “To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.”
73. “To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude. He who knows these three things.”
74. "To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it."
75. "To love a thing means wanting it to live."
76. “To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.”
77. “To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.”
78. "True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good."
79. ”Truth may not depart from human nature. If what is regarded as truth departs from human nature, it may not be regarded as truth.”
80. "We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression."
81. "We take greater pains to persuade others we are happy than in trying to think so ourselves."
82. “What the superior man seeks is in himself. What the mean man seeks is in others. “
83. “When anger rises, think of the consequences.”
84. "When nature exceeds culture, we have the rustic. When culture exceeds nature then we the pedant."
85. “When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.”
86. “When you know a thing, to allow that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do know it, this is knowledge.”
87. “Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”
88. “When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.”
89. “When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”
90. “While you do not know life, how can you know about death?”
91. "Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men."
