We are so busy doing the urgent that we don't have time to do the important.
The gentleman sees what is right while the small man sees what is profitable.
It was by music that the ancient kings gave elegant expression to their joy. By their armies and axes they gave the same to their anger.
He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail
A man is great not because he hasn't failed; a man is great because failure hasn't stopped him.
A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.
Knowledge without practice is useless. Practice without knowledge is dangerous.
I was complaining that I had no shoes till I met a man who had no feet.
Keep it simple and focus on what matters. Don't let yourself be overwhelmed.
The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.
Tell people - and they may forget... show them - they may remember... but involve them and they will understand.
You do not understand even life. How can you understand death?
When I walk along with two others, from at least one I will be able to learn.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
As the water shapes itself to the vessel that contains it, so a wise man adapts himself to circumstances.
roads were made for journeys not destinations
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
Attack the evil that is within yourself, rather than attacking the evil that is in others.
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.
Cultivate the root; the leaves and branches will take care of themselves.
He who cannot describe the problem will never find the solution to that problem.
An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.
To know your faults and be able to change is the greatest virtue.
Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.
To put the world in order, we must first put the nation in order; to put the nation in order, we must first put the family in order; to put the family in order; we must first cultivate our personal life; we must first set our hearts right.
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