Confucius

"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."

"When the gentleman thinks, he always thinks how to get to the door; when the mean man thinks, he always thinks how to get out."

"The man of wisdom is relaxed and happy; the man of virtue is calm and serene; but the man of courage is undaunted and daring."

"In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity."

"Only the supremely wise and the deeply ignorant do not change."

"Virtue is not hereditary."

"He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good."

"The superior man cannot be known in little matters, but he may be entrusted with great concerns. The small man cannot be entrusted with great concerns, but he may be known in little matters."

"The superior man blames himself; the inferior man blames others."

"When the bow is drawn by the archer to its full extent, that is its correct position."

"Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses."

"The man who does not think long-term will find trouble close at hand."

"He who knows himself is enlightened."

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

"The superior man cannot be drawn into levity; the mean man is drawn into levity by the merest trifle."

"When you realize you've made a mistake, take action immediately to correct it."

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

"Speak the truth, but leave immediately after."

"As the bee is to the flower, so is the superior man to his principles."

"The strength of the people is the root of government."

"A man who has committed a mistake and does not correct it is committing another mistake."

"The measure of your life will not be in what you accumulate, but in what you contribute."

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

"The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting."

"To be honest as the day is long."

"The scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar."

"Do nothing to others which you would not like them to do to you."

"The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories, that it is as well to distrust its dominion; yet I have never heard of a quarrel ending because a man looked at a woman."

"Better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness."

"The superior man blames himself; the inferior man blames others."