Confucius

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

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.

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

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 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.

It is not possible for one to teach others who cannot teach his own family.

Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.

Don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean.

The superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.