Confucius

"The more a man knows, the more he forgives."

"If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will soon find trouble near at hand."

"The superior man is satisfied and composed; the inferior man is always anxious and worried."

"Thus the superior man arrives at truths without going from his house; he accomplishes great deeds without leaving his work."

"When you make a mistake, admit it freely and without hesitation. By admitting one mistake readily, you will avoid future mistakes."

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

"When you know a thing, to hold that you know it; and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge."

"The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home."

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand."

"The man who conquers himself is greater than one who conquers a thousand men in battle."

"When anger rises, think of the consequences."

"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."

"Respect yourself and others will respect you."

"The superior man thinks always of virtue, the common man thinks of comfort."

"Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall."

"When we see men of worth, we should think of how to rise to their level; when we see men of little worth, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves."

"The man who says he can, and the man who says he can't - are both usually right."

"Virtue is not left to stand alone. It must always exist with something else."

"Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous."

"The superior man is anxious lest he should not get the truth; he is not anxious lest poverty should come upon him."

"Do not do to others what you would not want them to do to you."

"To be wronged is nothing, unless you continue to remember it."

"The way of the superior man is threefold, but I am not able to attain to it. Virtuous, he is free from anxieties; wise, he is free from perplexities; brave, he is free from fear."

"If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake."

"Silence is a true friend who never betrays."

"The superior man thinks always of virtue, the common man thinks of comfort."

"I was not born wise. I love the past and am diligent in seeking it."

"When the ruler is virtuous, subjects will be virtuous; when the ruler is not virtuous, subjects will not be virtuous."

"If you lead the people with administrative injunctions and keep them orderly through punishment, the people will avoid punishments but lack a sense of shame."

"The strength of a tree depends on its roots."