Confucius

When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps.

The object of the superior man is truth.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

The superior man makes the difficulty to be overcome his first interest success only comes later.

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.

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing meI will be concerned at my own want of ability.

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.

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

The expectations of life depend upon diligence the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Learning without thought is labor lost thought without learning is perilous.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

The cautious seldom err.

When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.

He who exercises government by means of his virtue may be compared to the north polar star, which keeps its place and all the stars turn towards it.