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Do not treat others as you yourself would not be treated.
Knowledge is recognizing what you know and what you don't.
Worry not that no one knows you; seek to be worth knowing.
The more you know yourself, the more you forgive yourself.
The rich fool is like a pig that is choked by its own fat.
The Gods cannot help those who do not seize opportunities.
Before you embark on a journey of revenge, dig two graves.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
The man who is master of himself drinks gravely and wisely.
First there must be order and harmony within your own mind.
You can cheat an honest man but not make a fool out of him.
Not to mend one's ways when one has erred is to err indeed.
Respect the gods and the devils but keep them at a distance
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.
To throw oneself into strange teachings is quite dangerous.
It is better to live in peace than in bitterness and strife
There are 1,000 lessons in defeat. But only one in victory.
Those who know the TRUTH are not equal to those who love it.
The end of the day is near when small men make long shadows.
The superior man is distressed by his want (lack) of ability
The love to Wisdom is getting closer to the own bright path.
A truly great man never puts away the simplicity of a child.
A man living without conflicts, as if he never lives at all.
I'd rather die for speaking out, than to live and be silent.
Be loyal to yourself, charitable to neighbours, nothing more.
To be wealthy and honored in an unjust society is a disgrace.
If I understand Change, I shall make no great mistake in Life
The parents age must be remembered, both for joy and anxiety.
He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity
Don't make to others what you don't want them to make to you.
Never do to others what you would not like them to do to you.
A fool marvels at rare things, but a wise man at common ones.
If you would one day renovate yourself, do so from day to day.
There has never been a man mean and at the same time virtuous.
The superior man is firm in the right way and not merely firm.
You do not understand even life. How can you understand death?
Can there be a love which does not make demands on its object?
Never overlook wallflower at dance; may be dandelion in grass.
A scholar who loves comfort is not fit to be called a scholar.
Those who make virtue their profession are the ruin of virtue.
A great man is hard on himself; a small man is hard on others.
Gravity is only the bark of wisdom's tree, but it preserves it.
The beginning of wisdom is to call things by their proper name.
A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart.
Between friends, frequent reproofs make the friendship distant.
Don't do unto others what you don't want others to do unto you.
You turn the handle the way it goes, not the way it ought to go
Our headstrong passions shut the door of our souls against God.
Ah, music, sacred tongue of God! I hear thee calling and I come.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.