"Every man knows the smell of his..." - Quote by Confucius

“To be fond of learning is near to wisdom; to practice with vigor is near to benevolence; and to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude.”

“Many seek happiness higher than men; others beneath him. But happiness is the same height as man.”

“The strongest memory is not as strong as the weakest ink.”

“I haven't a particle of confidence in a man who has no redeeming petty vices whatsoever.”

“No real estate is permanently valuable but the grave.”

“Marriage is the triumph of imagination over intelligence. Second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience.”

“They say: 'If a man knew himself, he would know all mankind.' I say: 'If a man loved mankind, he would know something of himself.”

“Knowledge studies others, wisdom is self known.”

“Life is better lived than conceptualized. — This writing can be less demanding should I allow myself to indulge in the usual manipulating game of role creation. Fortunately for me, my self-knowledge has transcended that and I’ve come to understand that life is best to be lived — not to be conceptualized. If you have to think, you still do not understand.”