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- Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
- 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.
- Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.
- Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
- Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
- Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
- He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
- I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand.
- I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being.
- If we don't know life, how can we know death?
- 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.
- In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of.
- It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
- 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.
- It is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them.
- Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
- Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
- Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
- Silence is a true friend who never betrays.
- 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.
- Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
- The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.
- 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.
- The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the world at large.
- 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 is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
- The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest; success only comes later.
- The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort.
- The superior man understands what is right; the inferior man understands what will sell.
- 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.
- To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
- To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.
- To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness.
- Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors.
- We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.
- What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
- When anger rises, think of the consequences.
- When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.
- When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves.
- Wherever you go, go with all your heart.
- Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
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