A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

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

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

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

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

A man who does not plan long ahead will find trouble right at his door.

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it.

To know that one knows what one knows, and to know that one doesn’t know what one doesn’t know, there lies true wisdom.

Without knowing the force of words, it is impossible to know men.

Things that are done, it is needless to speak about…things that are past, it is needless to blame.

The cautious seldom err.

He who wishes to secure the good of others has already secured his own.

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

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

It is only the wisest and the stupidest that cannot change.

To be able to practice five things everywhere under heaven constitutes perfect virtue…They are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness.

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

Silence is a friend who will never betray.

He does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.