Our greatest glory consists not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Confucius on inspiration
When you are laboring for others let it be with the same zeal as if it were for yourself. Confucius on labor
If I am 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. Confucius on learning
The perfecting of one's self is the fundamental base of all progress and all moral development. Confucius on progress
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions. Confucius on speech
To practice five things under all circumstances constitutes perfect virtue; these five are gravity, generosity of soul, sincerity, earnestness, and kindness. Confucius on virtue
The superior man thinks always of virtue; the common man thinks of comfort. Confucius on virtue
Virtue is not left to stand alone. He who practices it will have neighbors. Confucius on virtue
To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness. Confucius on wickedness
We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion, if we want to be happy. Cyril Connolly on illusions
The only way for writers to meet is to share a quick peek over a common lamp-post. Cyril Connolly on writing
All ambitions are lawful except those which climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind. Joseph Conrad on success
The belief in a supernatural source of evil is not necessary; men alone are quite capable of every wickedness. Joseph Conrad on wickedness
The coward wretch whose hand and heart Can bear to torture aught below, Is ever first to quail and start From the slightest pain or equal foe. Eliza Cook on cowardice
You say that love is nonsense....I tell you it is no such thing. For weeks and months it is a steady physical pain, an ache about the heart, never leaving one, by night or by day; a long strain on one's nerves like toothache orrheumatism, not intolerable at any one instant, but exhausting by its steady drain on the strength. Henry Adams on love
Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. Woody Allen on money
Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons. Woody Allen on wealth
I cannot give advice. How can I when I do not authorise success. I authorise it alright. Smile. Mason Cooley on advice
Advice is more agreeable in the mouth than in the ear. Mason Cooley on advice
Good advice is never as helpful as an interest-free loan. Mason Cooley on advice