He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes. – Chinese Proverb
Think of your own faults the first part of the night when you are awake, and of the faults of others the latter part of the night when you are asleep. – Chinese Proverb
A great fortune depends on luck, a small one on diligence. – Chinese Proverb
A single conversation across the table with a wise man is worth a months study of books. – Chinese Proverb
Throughout the centuries, man has considered himself beautiful. I rather suppose that man only believes in his own beauty out of pride that he is not really beautiful and he suspects this himself for why does he look on the face of his fellow-man with such scorn? – Isidore Ducasse Lautreamont