Ancient Chinese Philosophers' Quotes which are better Known in Youth to Not to Regret in Old Age

respect yourself and others will respect you the man who moves a mountain Begins by carrying away small stones if you are depressed you are living in the past if you are anxious you are living in the future if you are at peace you are living in the present it does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop New Beginnings are often disguised as painful endings we have two lives and the second begins when we realize we only have one 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 is more shameful to distrust our friends than to be deceived by them when you see a good person think of becoming like him when you see someone not so good reflect on your own weak points don't complain about the snow on your neighbor's roof when your own doorstep is unclean find a sword plunged into salt water will eventually rust the man who asks a question is a fool for a minute the man who does not ask is

a Fool For Life when it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached don't adjust the goals adjust the action steps forget injuries never forget kindnesses if you hate then you have been defeated life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes don't resist them that only creates sorrow let reality be reality let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like appear weak when you are strong and strong when you are weak if you are the smartest person in the room then you are in the wrong room the person attempting to travel two roads

at once will get nowhere by three methods we may learn wisdom first by reflection which is noblest second by imitation which is easiest and third by experience which is the bitterest when anger Rises think of the consequences 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 who attends to his greater self becomes a great man and he who attends to his smaller self becomes a small man knowing others is intelligence knowing yourself is true wisdom

mastering others is strength mastering yourself is true power do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself our greatest glory is not in Never Falling but in Rising every time we fall Victory comes from finding opportunities and problems think of Tomorrow the past can't be mended the man who says he can and the man who says he cannot are both correct if you act wisely good things tend to happen act like fool and bad things tend to happen watch your thoughts they become your words watch your words they become your actions

watch your actions they become your habits watch your habits they become your character watch your character it becomes your destiny he who flatters a man is his enemy he who tells him of his faults is his maker the truth is not always beautiful nor beautiful words the truth three things never come back time word and opportunity therefore do not waste time choose words and do not miss the opportunity the Journey of a Thousand Miles begins with a single step plan for what is difficult while it is easy do what is great while it is small

friendship is one mind and two bodies the snow goose need not bathe to make itself white neither need you do anything but be yourself when you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete everybody will respect you the noble person uses things the lesser man is used by things to see the right and not to do it is cowardice never Venture never win if there is no determined effort there will be no brilliant achievement being deeply loved by someone gives you strength while loving someone deeply gives you courage the funniest people are

the saddest ones you can't trust a man who has nothing to lose an enemy is a friend who knows too much about you opportunities multiply as they are seized tell me and I will forget show me and I may remember involve me and I will understand an intelligent person avoids extremes self-indulgence and extravagance no matter how busy you may think you are you must find time for reading or Surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance learn as if you were not reaching your goal and as though you were scared of missing it back the evil that is

within yourself rather than attacking the evil that is in others life is really simple but we insist on making it complicated the more you don't have sex the less you want it everything has Beauty but not everyone sees it is better to light one small candle of gratitude than to curse the darkness Happiness is when you are understood great Happiness is when you are loved real Happiness is when you love to complain about an unpleasant thing is to double the evil to laugh at it is to destroy it there are 1 000 lessons in defeat

but only one in Victory silence is a source of great strength if what one has to say is not better than silence then one should keep silent a leader leads by example not by force do not conquer the world with Force for Force only causes resistance try your best to treat others as you would wish to be treated yourself and you will find that this is the shortest way to benevolence I once tried thinking for an entire day but I found it less valuable than one moment of study [Music] I have just three things to

teach Simplicity patience compassion these three are your greatest treasures a superior man is modest in his speech but exceeds in his actions when I let go of what I am I become what I might be nothing is softer or more flexible than water yet nothing can resist it the way is near but men seek it afar it is an easy things but men seek for it in difficult things don't thank or curse Heaven it's just the natural result of your own actions the will to win the desire to succeed the urge to reach your full

potential these are the keys that will unlock the door to personal excellence the great man is the one who does not lose his child's heart be content with what you have rejoice in the way things are when you realize there is nothing lacking the whole world belongs to you