If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character.If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home.If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nations.When there is order in the nations, there will peace in the world.

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.

Al cielo non chiedo altro che una casa piena di libri e un giardino pieno di fiori

The gentleman understands what is right, whereas the petty man understands profit.”(Analects 4.16)

If your conduct is determined solely by considerations of profit you will arouse great resentment.

He who is concerned only with the purity of his own life ruins the great human relations.

Aquellos de espíritu superior entienden la justicia. Los ordinarios, el beneficio.

Vergiss Kränkungen, doch Vergiss Freundlichkeiten nie.

Respect yourself and others will respect you.

Heaven means to be one with God.

Where words lose their meaning, people lose their lives.

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?

He who knows all the answers has not been asked all the questions.

Nothing is more visible than things hidden; Nothing is more manifest than things minute; Therefore, the superior man should be aware of his aloneness

It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.

Wherever you go, go with all your heart.

If you make a mistake and do not correct it, this is called a mistake.

No lake so still but it has its wave.No circle so perfect but that it has its blur.I would change things for you if I could; As I can’t you must take them as they are.

Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.

We should keep the dead before our eyes, and honor them as though still living

Without feelings of respect, what is there to distinguish men from beasts?

he who will not economize will have to agonize

Knowledge is merely brilliance in organization of ideas and not wisdom. The truly wise person goes beyond knowledge.

You cannot open a book without learning something.

Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of man.

A common man marvels at uncommon things. A wise man marvels at the commonplace.

A true gentleman is one who has set his heart upon the Way. A fellow who is ashamed merely of shabby clothing or modest meals is not even worth conversing with.”(Analects 4.9)

The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.

What the superior man seeks is in himself; what the small man seeks is in others.

If you don’t know, recognise that you don’t know. If you know, acknowledge that you know. That is knowledge.

Lead the people with administrative injunctions and put them in their place with penal law, and they will avoid punishments but will be without a sense of shame. Lead them with excellence and put them in their place through roles and ritual practices, and in addition to developing a sense of shame, they will order...

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

It is easy to hate and it is difficult to love. This is how the whole scheme of things works. All good things are difficult to achieve; and bad things are very easy to get.

Education breeds confidence. Confidence breeds hope. Hope breeds peace.

The funniest people are the saddest ones

Wenn man noch nicht den Menschen dienen kann, wie sollte man den Geistern dienen können?

Wenn du weißt, behaupte, dass du es weißt. Und wenn du etwas nicht weißt, gib zu, dass du es nicht weißt. Das ist Wissen.

What a worthy man was Yan Hui! Living in a narrow alley, subsisting upon meager bits of rice and water—other people could not have borne such hardship, and yet it never spoiled Hui’s joy. What a worthy man was Hui!”(Analects 6.11)

Words are the voice of the heart.

The man of wisdom is never of two minds;the man of benevolence never worries;the man of courage is never afraid.

Die Wahrheit hat keinen Erfolg.

Wenn man noch nicht das Leben kennt, wie sollte man den Tod kennen.

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.

It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.

Treue gegen sich selbst und Gütigkeit gegen Andere: Darin ist alles befasst.

I am not concerned that I am not known; I seek to be worthy to be known.

For this reason the gentleman will employ a man on a distant mission and observe his degree of loyalty, will employ him close at hand and observe his degree of respect. He will hand him troublesome affairs and observe how well he manages them, will suddenly ask his advice and observe how wisely he answers....