Confucius — "You cannot open a book without learning something."

"The superior man has a dignified ease without pride. The mean man has pride without a dignified ease."

"Do not be desirous of having things done quickly; do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great a…"

"The people may be made to follow a path of action, but they may not be made to understand it."

"Humanity is more important for people than water or fire. I have seen people walk through water and fire and die. I have never seen someone tread the path of humanity and perish."

"The Master said, 'A man may be able to recite the three hundred odes, but if, when entrusted with a governmental charge, he knows not how to act, or if, when sent to any quarter on a mission, he canno…"