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

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

When anger rises, think of the consequences.

The will to win, the desire to succeed, the urge to reach your full potential… these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

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

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.

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.

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

If we don’t know life, how can we know death?

Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire.

Study the past, if you would divine the future.

Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods.

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.

If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

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

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

Respect yourself and others will respect you.

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

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.

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.

Men’s natures are alike; it is their habits that separate them.

Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

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.