Confucius

“A man who has committed a mistake and doesn't correct it, is committing another mistake.”

“Do not do unto others what you would not want others to do unto you.”

“Forget injuries, never forget kindnesses.”

“He who hesitates gets left out.”

“If a ruler himself is upright, all will go well without orders.  But if he himself is not upright, even though he gives orders, they will not be obeyed.”

“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”

“Virtue is not left to stand alone.  He who practices it will have neighbors.”

“When anger rises, think of the consequences.”

“Where so ever you go, go with all your heart.”

“While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits [of the dead]?  ...  While you do not know life, how can you know about death?”

—From The Confucian Analects, book 11:11

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