Confucius

"The cautious seldom err."

Confucius

"In a country well governed, poverty is something to be ashamed of.
In a country badly governed, wealth is something to be ashamed of."

Confucius

"Speak the truth, do not yield to anger; give, if thou art asked for little; by these three steps thou wilt go near the gods."

Confucius

"Ability will never catch up with the demand for it."

Confucius

"I want you to be everything that's you, deep at the center of your being."

Confucius

"Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. "

Confucius

"Silence is a true friend who never betrays. "