Mencius

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

"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."

"Feed well on what delights the ear and the eye, and the body will be brought to ruin."

"Great thoughts alone are not sufficient; they must be accompanied by deeds."

"To achieve harmony, one must first understand discord."

"The father who does not teach his son his duties is failing at his own responsibilities."

"A kind word can warm three winter months."

"Even the seemingly infinite sky can be spanned by those with resolve."

"Knowledge without feeling is mere information; feeling without knowledge is mere sentiment."

"The most intelligent man sees the connection between all things."

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

"When the character of a man is not clear to us, how can we have regard for him?"

"The mind is the master of the body and the arbiter of all action."

"Just as a river flows naturally to the sea, so too does virtue flow naturally from a cultivated heart."

"By cultivating goodness within, we are protected from all external harms."

"The person who loves others is constantly loved by others."

"Time reveals all things; patience is the greatest virtue."

"To abandon virtue for gain is to be not truly human."

"A journey of a thousand miles is begun with a single act of courage."

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

"In friendship, as in all things, integrity is essential."

"The man who has attained wisdom is always humble."

"Death comes to all, but great deeds echo through eternity."

"Adversity is the teacher that fortune cannot buy."

"Only he who knows himself can truly know others."

"The voice of the people is the voice of heaven."

"Beauty without virtue is like a flower without fragrance."

"The man who removes mountains begins by removing one stone at a time."

"To understand the way forward, one must first understand the way behind."

"Creativity springs from the marriage of knowledge and imagination."