Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still.
The miracle is not to fly in the air, or to walk on the water; but to walk on the earth.
Dig the well before you are thirsty.
Tell me and I'll forget; show me and I may remember; involve me and I'll understand.
He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.
The journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
He who seeks revenge should remember to dig two graves.
Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and of the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep.
Planning lies with men; success lies with Heaven.
He who can be a good son will be a good father.
Teachers open the door. You enter by yourself.
One generation plants trees, another gets the shade.
Never do anything standing that you can do sitting, or anything sitting that you can do lying down.
Make happy those who are near, and those who are far will come.
Sorrow is the child of too much joy.
Married couples tell each other a thousand things without speech.
Enjoy yourself. It's later than you think.
One meets his destiny often in the road he takes to avoid it.
Nature, time and patience are the three great physicians.
You can't prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but can prevent them from building their nest on it.
An inch of time cannot be bought with an inch of gold.
A closed mind is like a closed book; just a block of wood.
Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a question and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
A child's life is like a piece of paper on which every person leaves a mark.
If you are patient in one moment of anger, you will escape a hundred days of sorrow.
