Confucius

One does not appreciate the strength of a noble horse, but rather its character ...

Even a large army can be defeated. But you cannot shake the firm resolve of an individual...

Overcome one difficulty and you keep a hundred away from you...

Learning is like a sea without a shore...

The noble man is offended by his inability... he is not offended by not being recognized...

The noble bows, but bows not...

The moral man loves his soul, the common man his property...

The way is the goal... the goal is the way...

People never stumble over mountains, only over molehills...

A noble man is ashamed when his words are continually greater than his deeds...

Happiness never comes in pairs... Misfortune never comes alone...

I hear and forget, I see and remember, I act and understand...

In ancient times people were careful with the language, for they had scruples that they might fall short of their own words...

Learning without thinking is vain; thinking without learning is dangerous ...