Confucius

"Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star."

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

"The superior man seeks within himself; the common man seeks within others."

"By nature, men are nearly alike; by practice, they get to be wide apart."

"Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart."

"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."

"Everything has beauty, but not everyone can see."

"The strength of a tree is in its roots; the strength of a person is in character."

"When you understand a man's pride and self-respect, you understand how to lead him."

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

"Do what is right not for reward, but because it is right."

"The rigid tree breaks in the wind; the flexible one bends."

"To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order."

"A person's moral worth is measured not by their possessions, but by their character."

"The past cannot be changed. The future is yet in your power."

"Courtesy and good manners in all situations are the marks of true civilization."

"When we see men of worth, we should think of how to rise to their level."

"The man of culture is anxious lest he should not get the better of himself."

"Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without."

"To govern oneself is the greatest rule."

"The key to good administration is how to do away with bureaucrats."

"Virtue is a tree, and honor its fruit."

"A superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions."

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

"Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong."

"Know thyself is the greatest maxim."

"The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest."

"A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials."

"The life of the intelligent man is daily combat against the forces of darkness."

"To know what you know and what you do not know, that is true knowledge."