"Learn as though you would
never be able to master it;
hold it as though you would
be in fear of losing it."
-Confucius

"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 affairs from being accomplished."
-Confucius

"The more man meditates
upon good thoughts,the better will be
his world and the world at large."
-Confucius

"To put the world in order,
we must first put the nation in order;
to put the nation in order,
we must put the family in order;
to put the family in order,
we must cultivate our personal life;
and to cultivate our personal life,
we must first set our hearts right."
-Confucius

"The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental
base of all progress and all moral development."
-Confucius

"Worry not that no one knows of you;
seek to be worth knowing."
-Confucius

"It is better to light one small candle
than to curse the darkness."
-Confucius