It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
~ Confucius
Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.
Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.
No lake so still but it has its wave.No circle so perfect but that it has its blur.I would change things for you if I could, As I can't you must take them as they are.
If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.
When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
When the wind blows,the grass bends.
Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.
It is when those who are not strong enough have made some moderate amount of progress that they fail and give up...
If your desire is for good, the people will be good.
He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
Nothing is more visible than things hidden; Nothing is more manifest than things minute; Therefore, the superior man should be aware of his aloneness
If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.
Die Wahrheit hat keinen Erfolg.
If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things. If language be not in accordance with the truth of things, affairs cannot be carried on to success. When affairs cannot be carried on to success, proprieties and music do not flourish.
Heaven means to be one with God.
The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?
The Master said, “A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.”(Analects 2.11)
Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?
The Master said, “What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!”(Analects 6.11)
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of man.
The wise never doubt. The Humane never worry. The brave never fear.
One who never anticipates deceit or expects duplicity, and yet is the first to recognize such things – is that not a sage indeed?
I am not one who was born with great wisdom. I love the ancients and diligently seek wisdom among them.
Wenn du weißt, behaupte, dass du es weißt. Und wenn du etwas nicht weißt, gib zu, dass du es nicht weißt. Das ist Wissen.
Wenn man noch nicht das Leben kennt, wie sollte man den Tod kennen.
Wenn man noch nicht den Menschen dienen kann, wie sollte man den Geistern dienen können?
Am I a man of great wisdom? Hardly! Even when a simple person brings me a question, my mind goes utterly blank, I just thrash it out until I’ve exhausted every possibility.
We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living
To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?
The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.
If things far away don’t concern you, you’ll soon mourn things close at hand.
When you have faults, do not fear to abandon them.
Don’t grieve when people fail to recognize your ability. Grieve for your lack of ability instead.
If a craftsman wants to do good work, he must first sharpen his tools.
If you want to make a stand, help others make a stand, and if you want to reach your goal, help others reach their goal. Consider yourself and treat others accordingly: this is the method of Humanity.
The noble-minded worry about their lack of ability, not about people’s failure to recognize their ability.
In worthy teaching, all things are related.
To one who is not eager I do not reveal anything, nor do I explain anything to one who is not communicative. If I raise one corner for someone and he cannot come back with the other three, I do not go on.
