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Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

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

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don’t adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.

If you would take, you must first give.

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

Different Chinese philosophers, writing probably in 5-4 centuries B.C., presented some major ideas and a way of life that are nowadays known under the name of Taoism, the way of correspondence between man and the tendency or the course of natural world.

Choose a career you love and you will never have to go to work.

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.

In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.

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

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has.

The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.

He who learns but does not think, is lost. He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

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

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

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it – this is knowledge.

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.

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

Silence is a true friend who never betrays.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest.

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

Nothing is softer or more flexible than water, yet nothing can resist it.

I do not concern myself with gods and spirits either good or evil nor do I serve any.