Quotes 61 till 80 of 98.
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The essence of knowledge is, having it, to apply it; not having it, to confess your ignorance.
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The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
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The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.
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The faults of a superior person are like the sun and moon. They have their faults, and everyone sees them; they change and everyone looks up to them.
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The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
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The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.
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The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development.
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The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.
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The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action.
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The superior man is firm in the right way, and not merely firm.
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The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, ''I shall today be uppermost.''
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There are three methods to gaining wisdom. The first is reflection, which is the highest. The second is limitation, which is the easiest. The third is experience, which is the bitterest.
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They must change who would be constant in happiness and wisdom.
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Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.
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Those who know the truth are not equal to those who love it Confucius All truth is safe and nothing else is safe, but he who keeps back truth, or withholds it from men, from motives of expediency, is either a coward or a criminal.
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To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
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To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
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