The Master said, “The gentleman does not serve as a vessel.”(Analects 2.12)

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.

To See What Is Right And Not Do It Is A Lack Of Courage.

What you do not want done to yourself do not do to others.

Choose a job that you like, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.

A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.

The man who asks a question is a fool for a minute, the man who does not ask is a fool for life.

Pleasure can be supported by an illusion, but happiness rests upon truth.

It was a woman who drove me to drink - and you know I never even thanked her.

On peut dire que son esprit brille aux dépens de sa mémoire (One may say that his wit shines by the help of his memory).

Are the gods not just?' 'Oh no, child. What would become us us if they were?

There are rhythmic ideas which sometimes only work up to a point. In writing there are moments when it just comes off the page, it's not just a collection of notes.

I write a thousand words a day.

I don't want anything. I exist only to serve others.

The path that we are headed on economically in America is one that leads to total ruination of the American system.

For me, the experience of being in other culture really set up a longing. When I'm traveling, things seem really sharp. You learn things ten times faster.

Our fancies are more giddy and unfirm, more longing, wavering, sooner lost and won, than women's are.