Confucius
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
A gentleman can withstand hardships , it is only the small man who, when submitted to them, is swept off his feet.
Wheresoever you go, go with all your heart.
Only those who are absolutely their true selves in this world can have pervading influence.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall.
A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it is committing another mistake.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
The man of virtue makes the difficulty to be overcome his first business, and success only a subsequent consideration.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.
The gem cannot be polished without friction, nor man perfected without trials.
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
Every truth has four corners, as a teacher I give you one corner, and it is for you to find the other three.