“Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.”

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.

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.

If what one has to say is not better than silence, then one should keep silent.

If names be not correct, language is not in accordance with the truth of things.

Anyone can find the switch after the lights are on.

He who flatters a man is his enemy. he who tells him of his faults is his maker.

A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present.

The funniest people are the saddest ones.

The Man who says he can, and the man who says he can not. Are both correct.

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

Behind every smile there’s teeth.

The scholar does not consider gold and jade to be precious treasures, but loyalty and good faith.

The strength of a nation derives from the integrity of the home.

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

Respect yourself and others will respect you.