Ancient Quotes
The bravest are surely those who have the clearest vision of what is before them, glory and danger alike, and yet notwithstanding, go out to meet it.
Only the dead have seen the end of war.
When anger spreads through the breath, guard thy tongue from barking idly.
They can because they think they can.
Constant dripping hollows out a stone.
It is courage, courage, courage, that raises the blood of life to crimson splendor. Live bravely and present a brave front to adversity
No one is free who has not obtained the empire of himself.
It does not matter how slowly you go as long as you do not stop.
Imagine for yourself a character, a model personality, whose example you determine to follow, in private as well as in public.
Friendship is one mind in two bodies.
Wait for that wisest of all counselors, Time.
Carpe diem! Rejoice while you are alive, enjoy the day; live life to the fullest; make most of what you have. It is later than you think.
No one can confidently say that he will still be living tomorrow.
The Dao is called the Great Mother:
empty yet inexhaustible,
it gives birth to infinite worlds.
All men by nature desire to know.
Know not to revere human things too much.
A frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean.
It is the sign of a great spirit to be moderate in prosperity.
The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.
Everything that has a beginning comes to an end.
Life is one long struggle in the dark.
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
Do not say a little in many words but a great deal in a few.
A good mind is the greatest treasure in a man's body.
The wisest of the wise may err.
If you speak insults you will hear them also.
Courage conquers all things.
Men willingly believe what they wish.
Experience, travel – these are as education in themselves.
We have two ears and one mouth, so we should listen more than we say.
Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.
