It's only in winter that the pine and cypress are known to be evergreens.

The end of the day is near when small men make long shadows.

Character is the backbone of our human culture. Music is the flowering of character.

For one word a man is often deemed to be wise, and for one word he is often deemed to be foolish. We should be careful indeed what we say.

He who rules by moral force is like the pole star, which remains in place while all the lesser stars do homage to it.

He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger... Men of superior mind busy themselves first getting at the root of things; when they succeed, the right course is open to them.

A superior man may be made to go to the well, but he cannot be made to go down into it. He may be imposed upon, but he cannot be fooled.