34. Everyone can become like the sage kings Yao and Shun. —— Mencius
35. Respect the elderly as you respect your own, and care for the young as you care for your own. —— Mencius
36. When in hardship, cultivate oneself; when successful, serve the world. —— Mencius
37. Wealth and honor cannot corrupt, poverty and lowliness cannot shift, and power and might cannot bend; this is what a great man is. —— Mencius
38. Those who self-destruct cannot be trusted, and those who abandon themselves can achieve nothing. —— Mencius
39. A person's flaw lies in liking to be a teacher to others. —— Mencius
40. If others succeed with one attempt, do it a hundred times; if they succeed with ten, do it a thousand times. —— Doctrine of the Mean
41. Loving learning is close to wisdom, practicing with effort is close to benevolence, and knowing shame is close to courage. —— Doctrine of the Mean
42. He who commits much injustice will surely perish. —— Zuo Zhuan
43. Who is without fault? To correct one's faults is the greatest good. —— Zuo Zhuan
44. Do not let a single mistake overshadow great virtue. —— Zuo Zhuan
45. The friendship of gentlemen is as pure as water; the friendship of the small man is as sweet as wine. —— Zhuangzi
46. Life is finite, but knowledge is infinite. —— Zhuangzi
47. The skillful work hard and the wise worry; the unskilled seek nothing. —— Zhuangzi
48. To suffer insult without fighting back is a disgrace. —— Gongsun Longzi
49. A thousand-foot dike can be breached by an ant's hole; a hundred-foot room can be burned by a crack of smoke. —— Han Feizi
50. Things follow the heart, and the heart follows desire. If desire is limitless, the heart is limitless; if the heart is limitless, one's actions become unpredictable. —— Lüshi Chunqiu
51. Without small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles; without small streams, one cannot form rivers and seas. —— Xunzi
52. Learning should never be ceased. —— Xunzi
53. Only by being knowledgeable and asking questions can one become capable. —— Xunzi
54. The speaker is not guilty, but the listener may take heed. —— Preface to the Songs
55. Good medicine tastes bitter but benefits the patient; honest advice is unpleasant to the ear but benefits the practice. —— Kongzi Jiayu
56. Everyone must die; some deaths are heavier than Mount Tai, others lighter than a feather. —— Sima Qian, Han Dynasty
57. When a bird is about to die, its cry is mournful; when a person is about to die, their words are profound. —— Records of the Grand Historian
58. The wise may have a thousand thoughts and still make one mistake; the foolish may have a thousand thoughts and still find one insight. —— Records of the Grand Historian
59. The world rushes about for profit; the world crowds together for gain. —— Records of the Grand Historian
60. Instead of longing for fish in the pond, it is better to go home and weave a net. —— Book of Han
61. Strike first, or be struck by others. —— Book of Han
62. Heaven knows, Earth knows, I know, and you know; what is there to call ignorance? —— Book of Later Han
63. The world knows how to take, but knows not how to give. —— Book of Later Han
64. The wise discard their shortcomings and utilize their strengths to achieve success. —— Biography of Wang Fu, Book of Later Han
65. Do not commit an evil even if it is small; do not fail to do a good even if it is small. —— Records of the Three Kingdoms
66. Reading a book a hundred times will naturally reveal its meaning. —— Records of the Three Kingdoms
Things follow the heart, and the heart follows desire. If desire is limitless, the heart is limitless; if the heart is limitless, one's actions become unpredictable.
