Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts. - Confucius
How to play music may be known. At the commencement of the piece, all the parts should sound together. As it proceeds, they should be in harmony while severally distinct and flowing without break, and thus on to the conclusion. - Confucius
I will not be concerned at other men's not knowing me; I will be concerned at my own want of ability. - Confucius
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. - Confucius
If some years were added to my life, I would give fifty to the study of the Yi, and then I might come to be without great faults. - Confucius
If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people. - Confucius
Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, seek to be worthy of being known. - Confucius
The expectations of life depend upon diligence; the mechanic that would perfect his work must first sharpen his tools. - Confucius
The father who does not teach his son his duties is equally guilty with the son who neglects them. - Confucius
The superior man is distressed by the limitations of his ability; he is not distressed by the fact that men do not recognize the ability that he has. - Confucius
