“It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.”
— Confucius
“The man who thinks he can and the man who thinks he can't are both right.”
“Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”
“The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”
“Wherever you go, go with all your heart.”
“Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.”
“Respect yourself and others will respect you.”
“No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.”
“If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.”
“Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.”
“He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.”
“I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.”
“The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.”
“What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.”
“You cannot open a book without learning something.”
“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.”
“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.”
“It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.”
“Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.”
“The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.”
“Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous.”
“The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential... these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.”
“Study the past if you want to define the future.”
“Silence is a true friend who never betrays.”
“When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.”
“He who chases two rabbits, catches none.”
“Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.”
“Real knowledge is to know the extent of one’s ignorance.”
“A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.”
“If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children.”
“When anger rises, think of the consequences.”
“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.”
“Everything has its beauty, but not everyone sees it.”
“Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.”
“It is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness.”
“He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.”
“Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.”
“The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.”
“Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.”
— Franz Kafka
“A lion chased me up a tree, and I greatly enjoyed the view from the top.”
“To know that we know what we know, and that we do not know what we do not know, that is true knowledge.”
“To see what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.”
“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”
“Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.”
“A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.”
“If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.”
“The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.”
“And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.”
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