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.
Confucius
(551BC-479 BC)
If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
Confucius
(551BC-479 BC)
When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps
Confucius
(551BC-479 BC)
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
Confucius
(551BC-479 BC)
I have seen courage and compassion even in wild animals.
So it the wisdom that makes a man a moral man.
This wisdom is independent of the educational qualifications.
Knowledge sublimes into wisdom over a long period of time.
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
(551BC-479 BC)
To be able under all circumstances to practice five things constitutes perfect virtue; these five things are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness and kindness.
Confucius
(551BC-479 BC)
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Confucius
(551BC-479 BC)
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
Confucius
(551BC-479 BC)
Ignorance is the night of the mind, but a night without moon and star.
Confucius
(551BC-479 BC)