Instead of being concerned that you have no office, be concerned to think how you may fit yourself for office. Instead of being concerned that you are not known, see to the (be?) worthy of being known.

Quote by Confucius

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

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

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my...

If I am walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my...

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without

Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without

He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

He who wished to secure the good of others, has already secured his own.

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

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

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

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

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the...

The more man meditates upon good thoughts, the better will be his world and the...

Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.

Learning without thought is labor lost; and thought without learning is perilous.

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

Silence is the true friend that never betrays.

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by...

By three methods we may learn wisdom: first, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by...

The cautious seldom err.

The cautious seldom err.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

To go beyond is as wrong as to fall short.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Study the past if you would divine the future

Study the past if you would divine the future

You do what's in your gut- if you've been doing it long enough, what's in...

You do what's in your gut- if you've been doing it long enough, what's in...

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

As for the future, your task is not to foresee it, but to enable it.

The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with...

The past is of no importance. The present is of no importance. It is with...

I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have...

I was recently on a tour of Latin America, and the only regret I have...