Quotes by Chinese/China authors (page 4)

"Be Content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Ambition has one heel nailed in well, though she stretch her fingers to touch the heavens"

Lao Tzu, Author

"All difficult things have their origin in that which is easy, and great things in that which is small"

Lao Tzu, Author

"A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar"

Lao Tzu, Author

"Never give a sword to a man who can't dance"

Confucius, Philosopher

"Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men"

Confucius, Philosopher

"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"

Confucius, Philosopher

"The superior man acts before he speaks, and afterwards speaks according to his action"

Confucius, Philosopher

"Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods"

Confucius, Philosopher

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

Confucius, Philosopher

"Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such a comfortable front stall as spectator"

Confucius, Philosopher

"Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself"

Confucius, Philosopher

"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"

Confucius, Philosopher

"The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort"

Confucius, Philosopher

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

Confucius, Philosopher

"When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself"

Confucius, Philosopher

"To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it"

Confucius, Philosopher

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

Confucius, Philosopher

"I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability"

Confucius, Philosopher

"I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being"

Confucius, Philosopher

"I hear, I know. I see, I remember. I do, I understand"

Confucius, Philosopher

"I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand"

Confucius, Philosopher

"Heaven means to be one with God"

Confucius, Philosopher

"He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good"

Confucius, Philosopher

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

Confucius, Philosopher

"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"

Confucius, Philosopher

"Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs"

Confucius, Philosopher

"Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage"

Confucius, Philosopher

"Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire"

Confucius, Philosopher

"Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven"

Confucius, Philosopher

"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"

Confucius, Philosopher