The one who was born a genius can't win against the one who tries, and the one who tries can't win against the one who enjoys.
ConfuciusEvery piece of marble has a statue in it waiting to be released by a person of sufficient skill to chip away the unnecessary parts. Just as the sculptor is to the marble, so is education to the soul. It releases it. For only educated people are free people. You cannot create a statue by smashing the marble with a hammer, and you cannot by the force of arms release the spirit or the soul of people.
ConfuciusIt is the obligation of the ruler to continually renew himself in order to renew the people by his example.
Confucius