Mencius

"Beauty that comes from within radiates outward."

"True courage is being afraid, yet still proceeding forward."

"The superior man sees his own faults as a shadow cast by his own form."

"Labor is the price of improvement."

"When the fundamental is established, the Way will naturally grow."

"The mouth is not as important as the heart."

"Extend the feeling of kinship to all creatures."

"Patience is the foundation of all virtues."

"The path of wisdom is walked alone, yet never without connection to others."

"To understand others is to have knowledge; to understand oneself is to have true wisdom."

"The superior man is easy to serve but hard to please."

"In the presence of a good man, think of how to equal his excellence."

"The true gentleman keeps his word."

"When the root is firmly planted, the tree will flourish."

"Rites without sincerity are mere empty performance."

"The sage maintains peace within, and this peace extends to all around him."

"Small kindnesses accumulate into great virtue."

"To know what you know and what you do not know is the characteristic of one who knows."

"The heart is the seat of all understanding."

"When walking, do not let your mind wander from the path before you."

"The superior man is concerned with duty, not with reward."

"In ancient times, people improved themselves; today people seek to change others."

"The grateful heart is a gateway to happiness."

"To give without measure is the mark of nobility."

"The person who plants trees knowing he will never sit in their shade understands the future."

"Nature teaches the lesson of persistence through the smallest seeds."

"Words reveal the heart, but deeds reveal the character."

"The inferior man seeks comfort; the superior man seeks truth."

"To understand humanity, study the family."

"The greatest art is the art of living well."