Occupation: Philosopher
I once tried thinking for an entire day, but I found it less valuable than one moment of study..
I once tried standing up on my toes to see far out in the distance, but I found that I could see much farther by climbing to a high place..
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn..
A person is born with feelings of envy and hate. If he gives way to them, they will lead him to violence and crime, and any sense of loyalty and good….
Music is a fantastic peacekeeper of the world, it is integral to harmony, and it is a required fundamental of human emotion..
If you wish to see the thousand years, look at today; if you wish to understand the millionfold, then look at the one or the two..
Human nature is evil, and goodness is caused by intentional activity..
The noble person uses things; the lesser man is used by things..
The rigid cause themselves to be broken; the pliable cause themselves to be bound..
If there is no dull and determined effort, there will be no brilliant achievement..
The petty man is eager to make boasts, yet desires that others should believe in him. He enthusiastically engages in deception, yet wants others to h….
The person attempting to travel two roads at once will get nowhere..
Man's nature is evil; goodness is the result of conscious activity..
Pride and excess bring disaster for man..
One must remember equality, yet also be aware of difference, for if the people are allowed to act as it pleases them without coming up against disple….
Men of all social stations live together: they are equal in their desires, yet vary in their methods; they are equal in their passions, yet different….
Those whose character is mean and vicious will rouse others to animosity against them..
The nature of man is evil; what is good in him is artificial..
The coming of honor or disgrace must be a reflection of one's inner power..
There are successful scholars, public-spirited scholars, upright scholars, cautious scholars, and those who are merely petty men..
Not having heard something is not as good as having heard it; having heard it is not as good as having seen it; having seen it is not as good as know….