Chinese Quotes

If I hold up one corner of a square and the student cannot workout the other three for himself, I won't go any further.

Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

The best soldiers are not warlike; the best fighters do not lose their temper. The greatest conquerors are those who overcome their enemies without strife. The greatest directors of men are those who yield place to others. This is called the Virtue of not striving, the capacity for directing mankind; this is being the compeer of Heaven. It was the highest goal of the ancients.

roads were made for journeys not destinations

Conquering others takes force, conquering yourself is true strength.

Only by perfect virtue can the perfect path, in all its courses, be made a fact.

Knowledge studies others, wisdom is self known.

What the wise seek is in themselves

Hold on to the ancient Way to master the present, and to learn the distant beginning.

The contrived language and the flattering attitude rarely come with the virtue.

Benevolence is one of the distinguishing characters of man.

Use justice to rule a country. Use surprise to wage war. Use non-action to govern the world.

This army is powerful because all its members have a conscious discipline; they have come together and they fight not for the private interests of a few individuals or a narrow clique, but for the interests of the broad masses and of the whole nation. The sole purpose of this army is to stand firmly with the Chinese people and to serve them whole-heartedly.

The superior man undergoes three changes. Looked at from a distance, he appears stern; when approached, he is mild; when he is heard to speak, his language is firm and decided.

Abandon wisdom, discard knowledge, and people will benefit a hundredfold.

If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.

Be content with an ordinary life.

For knowledge, add something every day. For wisdom....subtract.

The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat.

A good counter needs no calculator.

Kindness in thinking creates profoundness.

The real is empty and the empty real

Without a People's army, the people have nothing.

In antiquity men studied for their own sake; nowadays men study for the sake of impressing others.

Those who are quiet value the words. When their task is completed, people will say: We did it ourselves.

He who works for his own interests will arouse much animosity

Three things cannot long be hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth.

Every thoughtful pin on pinterest has beauty. But not everyone can see.

If Heaven and Earth are unable to persist, how could man?

Those whose courses are different cannot lay plans for one another.

Whoever has an army has power and that war decides everything.

Loss is not as bad as wanting more.

Therefore: In dwelling, choose modest quarters, in thinking, value stillness, in dealing with others, be kind, in choosing words, be sincere, in leading, be just, in working, be competent, in acting, choose the correct timing. Follow these words and there will be no error.

He who keeps danger in mind, is he who will rest safe in his seat; he who keeps ruin in mind, is he who will preserve his interests secure.

Give a bowl of rice to a man and you will feed him for a day. Teach him how to grow his own rice and you will save his life.

When you let go of what you are, you become what you might be.

He who fails to prepare, prepares to fail

If you can find true contentment, it will last forever.

No political party can possibly lead a great revolutionary movement to victory unless it possesses revolutionary theory and knowledge of history and has a profound grasp of the practical movement.

All things are already complete in us. There is no greater delight than to be conscious of right within us. If one strives to treat others as he would be treated by them, he shall not fail to come near the perfect life.

A good traveler leaves no tracks. Good speech lacks fault-finding.

I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.

Who heeds not the future will find sorrow at hand

I like fish, and I also like bear's paws. If I cannot have the two together, I will let the fish go, and take the bear's paws. So, I like life, and I also like righteousness. If I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go, and choose righteousness.

If a man keeps cherishing his old knowledge so as continually to be acquiring new, he may be a teacher of others.

The Superior Man is aware of Righteousness, the inferior man is aware of advantage.

The cords of passion and desire weave a binding net around you. Worldly confrontation makes you stiff and inflexible. The trap of duality is tenacious. Bound, rigid, and trapped, you cannot experience liberation.

Those who flow as life flows know they need no other force.

To study and constantly, is this not a pleasure? To have friends come from far away places, is this not a joy? If people do not recognize your worth, but this does not worry you, are you not a true gentleman?

Pride attaches undue importance to the superiority of one's status in the eyes of others; and shame is fear of humiliation at one's inferior status in the estimation of others. When one sets one's heart on being highly esteemed, and achieves such rating, then he or she is automatically involved in fear of losing status.

Do not worry if others do not understand you. Instead worry if you do not understand others.

A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?

The best fighter is never angry.

Conscience is the inner voice which warns us that someone might be looking. Hear and you forget, see and you remember, do and you understand.

A climb of eight hundred feet starts where the foot stands.

Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known.

Governing a large state is like boiling a small fish.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

If a man be under the influence of anger his conduct will not be correct.