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.
The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
The essence of knowledge is, having it, to use it.
They must often change who would remain constant in happiness and wisdom.
A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.
One joy dispels a hundred cares.
You will never know how sharp a sword is unless it's drawn from its sheath.
Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon or star.
Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing.
By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart.
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.
The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
The man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct.
Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.
Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it.