Confucius

"Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage."

"The superior man is the providence of the inferior man. The inferior man is the responsibility of the superior man."

"To see the right and not to do it is to want courage."

"It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them."

"The strength of character lies in the power of not only holding your own but helping others rise with you."

"Men's natures are alike, it is their habits that carry them far apart."

"If one learns from others but does not think, one will be bewildered; if one thinks but does not learn from others, one will be in danger."

"The ornament of a house is the friends who frequent it."

"Everything that comes out of the body is disgusting. No: that is not true."

"Earnestness is one half of good action."

"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it."

"Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know more."

"To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness."

"The superior man is calm before the crisis comes; the inferior man becomes anxious."

"When your father is alive, look at his deeds; when your father is dead, look at your own deeds."

"Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses."

"I wish to go back to what interests me in life, but I avoid whatever brings despair."

"If we don't change, we don't grow. If we don't grow, we aren't really living."

"What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others."

"Bend the rules as little as possible, bend the truth not at all."

"The will to persevere is often the difference between failure and success."

"Our character is the result of our conduct."

"It is the man who mobilizes himself in the cold season that knows the pine and cypress are the last to wither."

"When a man has not yet understood the meaning of life, it cannot be clear to him whether he is young or old."

"A clever man commits no minor blunders."

"Silence is a true friend who never betrays."

"Having a sharp tongue will cut off your head."

"Full of archaic language, the classical texts seem to have nothing to do with current life."

"If people see the benefits, how will they believe you if you always fail to deliver?"

"The inspiration of the needy is the responsibility of the rich."