19 Confucian Proverbs
- 1. A journey of a thousand li begins with a single step.
- 2. A picture is worth a thousand words.
- 3. After all I have no nationality and am not anxious to claim any. Individuality is more than nationality.
- 4. Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
- 5. He who counsels himself, counsels a fool.
- 6. I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
- 7. If there is righteousness in the heart, there will be beauty in the character. If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home. If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation. If there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.
- 8. If thy strength will serve, go forward in the ranks; if not, stand still.
- 9. If to-day will not, to-morrow may.
- 10. If two ride on a horse, one must ride behind.
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