Famous Quotes & Sayings

David Hawkins

...just being ordinary in and of itself is and expression of divinity; the truth of one's real self can be discovered through the pathway of everyday life.

David Chang

Lifes too short to just breeze on by.

Curtis Jackson

Death must be easy cuz life is hard

Corita Kent

Nothing is a mistake. There’s no win and no fail. There’s only make.

Corey Taylor

There is one statement I want you to keep after you are finished with this book. It is more of a mantra, really. Nonetheless, let it crawl across your mind any time you feel you have been backed into a corner spiritually. It is very simple: Live your life, no matter what life is. Take that with you. Live your life. No matter what that life is.

Confucius

If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it's OK. But you've got to shoot for something. A lot of people don't even shoot.

Confucius

The true gentleman does not preach what he practices till he has practiced what he preaches.

Confucius

We can know a person by observing his behaviour, understanding the reasons for his actions and ascertaining his intentions. If we do this, how can we not know him?

Confucius

For benefits return benefits; for injuries return justice without any admixture of revenge.

Confucius

When abroad, behaveto everyone as if interviewing an honored guest; in directing the people, act as if you were assisting at a great sacrafice; DO NOT DO TO OTHERS AS YOU WOULD NOT LIKE DONE TO YOURSELF: so there will be no murmuring against you in the country, and none in the family; your public life will arouse no ill-will nor your private life any resentment.

Confucius

Man is born with uprightness. If one loses it, he will be lucky if he escapes with his life.

Confucius

Those who break down the dikes will themselves be drowned in the inundation.

Confucius

There are three things to beware of through life: when a man is young, let him beware of his appetites; when he is middle-aged, of his passions; and when old, of covetousness, especially.

Confucius

If I am building a mountain and stop before the last basketful of earth is placed on the summit, I have failed.

Confucius

Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues.

Confucius

Time flows away like the water in the river.

Confucius

If a man in the morning hear the right way, he may die in the evening without regret.

Confucius

Man who eat many prunes get good run for money.

Confucius

The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools.

Confucius

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

Confucius

Without an acquaintance with the rules of propriety, it is impossible for the character to be established

Confucius

If you devote your life to seeking revenge, first dig two graves.

Confucius

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

Confucius

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

Confucius

The way out is through the door. Why is it that no one will use this method?

Confucius

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

Confucius

Respect yourself and others will respect you.

Confucius

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

Confucius

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

Confucius

When things are investigated, then true knowledge is achieved; when true knowledge is achieved, then the will becomes sincere; when the will is sincere, then the heart is set right ; when the heart is set right, then the personal life is cultivated; when the personal life is cultivated, then the family life is regulated; when the family life is regulated, then the national life is orderly; and when the national life is orderly, then there is peace in this world.

Confucius

I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.

Confucius

Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.

Confucius

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.