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" To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness. "

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" 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. "

" Humility is the solid foundation of all virtues. "

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" Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage. "

" Look at the means which a man employs, consider his motives, observe his pleasures. A man simply cannot conceal himself! "

" 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. "

" Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself. "

" 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. "

" Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods. "

" Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure. "

" To rule a country of a thousand chariots, there must be reverent attention to business, and sincerity; economy in expenditure, and love for men; and the employment of the people at the proper seasons. "

" It is easy to hate 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. "

" The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most. "

" They must often change, who would be constant in happiness or wisdom. "

" Never give a sword to a man who can't dance. "

" A youth, when at home, should be filial and, abroad, respectful to his elders. He should be earnest and truthful. He should overflow in love to all and cultivate the friendship of the good. When he has time and opportunity, after the performance of these things, he should employ them in polite studies. "

" I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being. "

" When it is obvious that the goals cannot be reached, don't adjust the goals, adjust the action steps. "

" 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. "

" When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself. "

" Ability will never catch up with the demand for it. "

" Virtuous people often revenge themselves for the constraints to which they submit by the boredom which they inspire. "

" Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs. "

" You cannot open a book without learning something. "

" Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change. "

" When we see persons of worth, we should think of equaling them; when we see persons of a contrary character, we should turn inwards and examine ourselves. "

" The cautious seldom err. "

" What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. "

" When you know a thing, to hold that you know it, and when you do not know a thing, to allow that you do not know it - this is knowledge. "