Confucius

The real fault is to have faults and not amend them.

True goodness springs from a man's own heart. All men are born good.

Sincerity and truth are the basis of every virtue.

Expect much from yourself and little from others and you will avoid incurring resentments

The Three Armies can be deprived of their commanding officer, but even a common man cannot be deprived of his purpose.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

When you meet someone better than yourself, turn your thoughts to becoming his equal. When you meet someone not as good as you are, look within and examine your own self.

Do not worry about not holding high position; worry rather about playing your proper role. Worry not that no one knows of you; seek to be worth knowing.

Those who are firm, enduring, simple and unpretentious are the nearest to virtue.

It is true that we shall not be able to reach perfection, but in our struggle toward it we shall strengthen our characters and give stability to our ideas, so that, whilst ever advancing calmly in the same direction, we shall be rendered capable of applying the faculties with which we have been gifted to the best possible account.

Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

I could see peace instead of this.

The proper man understands equity, the small man profits.

Look for an occupation that you like, and you will not need to labor for a single day in your life.

The journey with a 1000 miles begins with one step.

If your desire is for good, the people will be good.

Don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you.

Those who cannot forgive others break the bridge over which they themselves must pass.

Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.

A superior man in dealing with the world is not for anything or against anything. He follows righteousness as the standard.

Return good for good; return evil with justice.