Confucius

To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons.

To see the right and not to do it is cowardice.

One who has accumulated virtue will certainly also possess eloquence; but he who has eloquence doe not necessarily possess virtue.

A youth, when at home, should be filial, and, abroad, respectful to his elders.

Good people strengthen themselves ceaselessly

Clever talk can confound the workings of virtue, just as small impatiences can confound great projects.

A gentleman is ashamed to let his words outrun his deeds.

The man of humanity delights in mountains

Of course you want to be rich and famous. It's natural. Wealth and fame are what every man desires. The question is: What are you willing to trade for it?

Make fair agreements and stick to them

The inner nature of man is the province of Music.

When you are ignorant about something, to know that you are ignorant about it - that is knowledge.

Man shoot at nothing, sure to hit it.

A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.

If a man is not good, what has he to do with the rules of propriety? If he is not good, what has he to do with music?

You must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.

If Language is not correct, then what is said is not what is meant. If what is said is not what is meant, then what ought to be done, remains undone.

One who can move mountains start with the little stones.

To know your faults and be able to change is the greatest virtue.

Music is the one thing in which there is no use trying to deceive others or make false pretenses.

Even if people do not know what real kindness is, they nonetheless have it within them.