He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes

Quote by Chinese Proverbs

Topics: Ambition Quotes, Conscience Quotes

A book holds a house of gold

A book holds a house of gold

Love is blind, and greed insatiable

Love is blind, and greed insatiable

Slander cannot destroy an honest man - when the flood recedes the rock is there

Slander cannot destroy an honest man - when the flood recedes the rock is there

Though you live near a forest, do not waste firewood

Though you live near a forest, do not waste firewood

Oh she's nice, she's kind, innocent too. She's probably pretty, the right one for you....

Oh she's nice, she's kind, innocent too. She's probably pretty, the right one for you....

Don't consider your reputation and you may do anything you like

Don't consider your reputation and you may do anything you like

If you want happiness for a lifetime - help the next generation.

If you want happiness for a lifetime - help the next generation.

In the midst of great joy do not promise to give a man anything; in...

In the midst of great joy do not promise to give a man anything; in...

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can...

You cannot prevent the birds of sorrow from flying over your head, but you can...

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion

A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion

Covet wealth, and want it; don't, and luck will grant it

Covet wealth, and want it; don't, and luck will grant it

I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one.

I dreamed a thousand new paths. . . I woke and walked my old one.

He who is passionate and hasty, is generally honest; it is your cool dissembling hypocrite,...

He who is passionate and hasty, is generally honest; it is your cool dissembling hypocrite,...

Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light...

Only the man who crosses the river at night knows the value of the light...

Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last

Habits are cobwebs at first; cables at last

When you drink from the stream remember the spring.

When you drink from the stream remember the spring.

Do not employ handsome servants

Do not employ handsome servants

Sorrow is the child of too much joy

Sorrow is the child of too much joy

An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with

An ounce of cheerfulness is worth a pound of sadness to serve God with

It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing;...

It is very sad for a man to make himself servant to a single thing;...

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is...

Sorrow is better than laughter: for by the sadness of the countenance the heart is...