| It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve, and bad things are very easy to get. |
| Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. |
| Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without. |
| To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness. |
| Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star. |
| Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. |
| The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones. |
| Silence is a true friend who never betrays. |
| Wherever you go, go with all your heart. |
| If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people. |
| When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals; adjust the action steps. |
| What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others. |
| Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts? |
| By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest. |
| 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. |
| In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of. In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of. |
