“It is better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness.”

“Respect yourself and others will respect you.”

“When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.”

“Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.”

“Do not use a cannon to kill a mosquito.”

“I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.”

“They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.”

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

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

“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.”

“We take greater pains to persuade others that we are happy than in endeavoring to think so ourselves.”

“To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must put the family in order; to put the family in order, we must cultivate our personal life; and to cultivate our personal life, we must first set our hearts right.”

“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” – Confucius

“To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue…They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.”

“If a man takes no thought about what is distant, he will find sorrow near at hand.”

“Behave toward everyone as if receiving a great guest.”

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

“The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.” – Confucius

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

“There are three things to beware of through life: when a man is young, let him beware of his appetites; when he is middle-aged, of his passions; and when old, of covetousness, especially.”

“When you see a worthy person, endeavor to emulate him. When you see an unworthy person, then examine your inner self.”

“When a man’s knowledge is sufficient to attain, and his virtue is not sufficient to enable him to hold, whatever he may have gained, he will lose again.”

“Have no friends not equal to yourself.” – Confucius

“Wealth and rank are what people desire, but unless they be obtained in the right way they may not be possessed.”

“The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost.”

“The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them.”

“The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.”

“When I walk along with two others, from at least one I will be able to learn.”

“Faithfulness and sincerity are the highest things.”

“If you look into your own heart, you find nothing wrong there, what is there to fear?”

“Study the past if you would divine the future.”

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

“Think no vice so small that you may commit it, and no virtue so small that you may over look it.”

“Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.” – Confucius

“Do not worry about holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role.”

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

“Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.”

“Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.”

“Review the old and deducing the new makes a teacher.”

“Act with kindness, but do not expect gratitude.”

“A man who has committed a mistake and doesn’t correct it is committing another mistake.”

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

“He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.”

“Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.”

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

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

“A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do you know that his future will not be equal to our present?”

“A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.”

“Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.”

“Boldness, without the rules of propriety, becomes insubordination.”