Socrates
Be as you wish to seem.
The greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.
As to marriage or celibacy, let a man take which course he will, he will be sure to repent.
Beware the barrenness of a busy life.
By all means, marry. If you get a good wife, you'll become happy; if you get a bad one, you'll become a philosopher.
A system of morality which is based on relative emotional values is a mere illusion, a thoroughly vulgar conception which has nothing sound in it and nothing true.
He is richest who is content with the least, for content is the wealth of nature.
Once made equal to man, woman becomes his superior.
Lao Tze
If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.
Silence is a source of great strength.
Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.
Health is the greatest possession. Contentment is the greatest treasure.
He who conquers others is strong; He who conquers himself is mighty.
At the center of your being you have the answer; you know who you are and you know what you want.
Guard and keep three treasures:
Deep love, frugality, and not to dare to be ahead of the world.
Because of deep love, one is courageous.
Because of frugality, one is generous.
Because of not daring to be ahead of the world, one becomes the leader of the world.
He who is contented is rich.
It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins.
By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try, the world is beyond the winning.
Plato
Music is a moral law. It gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything.
Music is the movement of sound to reach the soul for the education of its virtue.
The beginning is the most important part of the work.
The greatest wealth is to live content with little.
He was a wise man who invented beer.
The good is the beautiful.
Love is a serious mental illness.
When the mind is thinking it is talking to itself.
Confucius
Walking with two other men, each of them will serve as my teacher. I will pick out the good points of the one and imitate them, and the bad points of the other and correct them in myself.
Wisdom, compassion, and courage are the three universally recognized moral qualities of men.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.
The book salesman should be honored because he brings to our attention, as a rule, the very books we need most and neglect most.
To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.
To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness