The Man Who Is Master Of Himself

Study The Past If You Would Define The Future. I Am Not One Who Was Born In The Possession Of Knowledge; I Am One Who Is Fond Of Antiquity, And Earnest In Seeking It There. Learning Without Thought Is Labor Lost; Thought Without Learning Is Perilous.

If I Give A Student One-fourth Of What He Should Know, I Expect Him To Get The Other Three-fourths Himself, Otherwise I Do Not Want Him As A Student.

Wealth And Rank Are What Men Desire, But Unless They Be Obtained In The Right Way They May Not Be Possessed. Poverty And Obscurity Are What Men Detest; But Unless Prosperity Be Brought About In The Right Way, They Are Not To Be Abandoned.

Before You Embark On A Journey Of Revenge, Dig Two Graves.

Kong Qiu, Or Master Kong As He Was Known, Did Not Live To See His Days Of Glory. During His Lifetime, His Views Were Received With Scorn. But That Was About Two Thousand Five Hundred Years Ago. A Handful Of His Dedicated Followers Passed On Confucius' Teachings To Future Generations. After Confucius' Death, His Followers Published His Teachings In The Book, The Analects Of Confucius.