Confucius

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

He who kisses girl on hillside is not level

When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.

He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude

You cannot prevent the birds of sadness from passing over your head, but you can prevent them from making nests in your hair.

The main object of conciliation lies in reaching a solution to a case based upon morals and with a warm heart

Seek not every quality in one individual

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

Never use a cannon to kill a fly.

If you know, to recognize that you know, If you don't know, to realize that you don't know That is knowledge.

Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.

The man of upright life is obeyed before he speaks

The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.

What the superior person seeks is in themselves. What the mean person seeks is in others.

Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination.

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

To be with God.

We take greater pains to persuade others we are happy than in trying to think so ourselves.

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.

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.

The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.

Not to alter one's faults is to be faulty indeed.

The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.