Confucius

“I used to take on trust a man's deeds after having listened to his words. Now having listened to a man's words I go on to observe his deeds.”

“The journey with a 1000 miles begins with one step.”

“If your desire is for good, the people will be good.”

“The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.”

“Se regarder scrupuleusement soi-même, ne regarder que discrètement les autres.”

“Conduct thyself always with the same prudence as though thou went observed by ten eyes and pointed at by ten fingers”

“The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his actions.”

“Anyone can find the switch after the lights are on.”

“Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass.”

“Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.”

“Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.”

“Tell me and I will forget, show me and I may remember; involve me and I will understand.”

“Imagination is more important than knowledge.”

“There is never a case when the root is in order and yet the branches are in order”

“Men do not stumble over mountains, but over molehills.”

“With coarse grain to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow: I still have joy in the midst of these things”

“Care not for want of place; care for thy readiness to fill one. Care not for being unknown, but seek to be worthy of note.”

“A man should demand much from himself, but little from others. When you meet a man of worth, think how you may attain to his excellence. When you meet an unworthy one, then look within and examine yourself.”

“If either wealth or poverty are come by honesty, there is no shame.”

“If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.”

“When we see men of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.”

“It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.”

“I followed my heart without breaking any rules.”

“Let a ruler base his government upon virtuous principles, and he will be like the pole-star, which remains steadfast in its place, while all the host of stars turn towards it”

“He Who Knows And Knows That He Knows Is A Wise Man - Follow Him;He Who Knows Not And Knows Not That He Knows Not Is A Fool - Shun Him”

“I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.”

“he who will not economize will have to agonize”

“Omul care nu se gândeste sau nu prevede lucrurile îndepartate are necazuri aproape”

“He who is concerned only with the purity of his own life ruins the great human relations.”

“A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.”

“He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.”

“Learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it”

“To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness”

“When a person should be spoken with, and you don't speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn't be spoken with and you speak to them, you waste your breath. The wise do not lose people, nor do they waste their breath.”

“To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?”

“The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.”

“roads were made for journeys not destinations”

“Things being investigated, knowledge became complete. Their knowledge being complete, their thoughts were sincere. Their thoughts being sincere, their hearts were then rectified. Their hearts being rectified, their persons were cultivated. Their persons being cultivated, their families were regulated. Their families being regulated, their States were rightly governed. Their States being rightly governed, the whole kingdom was made tranquil and happy.”

“The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not.. Are both correct”

“Tsze-Kung asked, “Is there one word with which to act in accordance throughout a lifetime?” The Master said, “Is not reciprocity such a word? What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.”

“Be strict with yourself but least reproachful of others and complaint is kept afar.”

“Not to discuss with a man worthy of conversation is to waste the man. To discuss with a man not worthy of conversation is to waste words. The wise waste neither men nor words.”

“Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?”

“Coarse rice to eat, water to drink, my bended arm for a pillow - therein is happiness. Wealth and rank attained through immoral means are nothing but drifting clouds.”

“Behind every smile there's teeth.”

“A conversa impregnada de vaidade e o pretensiosismo são raramente compatíveis com a virtude.”

“Aquellos de espíritu superior entienden la justicia. Los ordinarios, el beneficio.”

“Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing.”

“When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.”

“I am not an originator but a transmitter.”