If your desire is for good, the people will be good.
Don't look for a black cat in a dark room, especially if it is not there...
I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.
He who who says he can and he who says he can’t are both usually right.
At fifteen my mind was directed to study, and at thirty I knew where to stand.
When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass.
Return good for good; return evil with justice.
I am not an originator but a transmitter.
Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.
What can a man do with music who is not benevolent?
Act with kindness but do not expect gratitude.
When the wise man points at the moon, the idiot looks at the finger.
To know, is to know that you know nothing, that is the meaning of true knowledge.
If I understand change, I shall make no great mistake in life.
The journey with a 1000 miles begins with one step.
All people are the same; only their habits differ.
Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.
Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished.
People with virtue must speak out; people who speak are not all virtuous.
We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living.
Virtue is never left to stand alone. He who has it will have neighbors.
He who will not economize will agonize.