The severity of the master is more useful than the indulgence of the father.

A wise man among the ignorant is as a beautiful girl in the company of blind men.

Have patience. All things are difficult before they become easy.

Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye.

I fear God the most, but after Him, I fear those who don't fear Him.

You who feel no pain at the suffering of others It is not fitting for you to be called human.

When the belly is empty, the body becomes spirit; and when it is full, the spirit becomes body.

It's no virtue to gain the whole world. Just gain the heart of one person.

If a gem falls into mud it is still valuable. If dust ascends to heaven, it remains valueless.

The best loved by God are those that are rich, yet have the humility of the poor, and those that are poor and have the magnanimity of the rich.

Whoever acquires knowledge but does not practice it is as one who ploughs but does not sow.

The central theme of the novel is that they were glad to see each other.

Few rich men own their own property. Their property owns them.

Never do anything that someone else can and will do, when there is so much of importance to be done which others cannot or will not do.

Book! You lie there; the fact is, you books must know your places. You'll do to give us the bare words and facts, but we come in to supply the thoughts.

come and get it, you dumbass

The performances make you want to get back out there and try something new and challenge yourself.

When we were engaged in the problems of survival we had no time to have anything to do with culture.

Talent should minister to genius.

China is a keen observer of trends elsewhere in the world, and it's going to give our own innovators a run for their money.

Much music teaching seems more concerned with controlling the student than with encouraging the student's own impulses.