"The green reed which bends in the..." - Quote by Confucius

“If you chase two rabbits,you catch none.”

“If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.”

“Guide the people by law, subdue them by punishment; they may shun crime, but will be void of shame. Guide them by example, subdue them by courtesy; they will learn shame, and come to be good.”

“Those who can’t change their minds can’t change anything.”

“Whatever is flexible and living will tend to grow; whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.”

“Customs, traditions, laws should be flexible, within good reason, if that is what it takes to make our democracy work.”

“The harshest winter finds an invincible summer in us.”

“The difference between average people and achieving people is their perception of and response to...failure.”

“Everyone falls down. Getting back up is how you learn how to walk.”