Confucius Philosophical Teachings Quotes & Sayings

The secret is within your self. — Huineng

I had to admit I'd pretty much failed at the whole low-profile thing. — Mary Cheney

I get people to truly accept themselves unconditionally, whether or not their therapist or anyone loves them. — Albert Ellis

My code of life and my personal bushido is honour, respect, loyalty, courage and surrender. — Rickson Gracie

Plans are for people who choose to limit their options. — Bogdan Vaida

I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world. — Samuel Johnson

Canst thou not ...
Raze out the written troubles of the brain
And with some sweet oblivious antidote
Cleanse the stuff'd bosom of that perilous
Stuff
Which weights upon the heart? — William Shakespeare

The world surely has not another place like Oxford; it is a despair to see such a place and ever to leave it, for it would take a lifetime and more than one to comprehend and enjoy it satisfactorily. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

When I was ten, my mother told me to write down my feelings. I eventually started writing a book. I wish I'd kept the handwritten text. I recall some of the story, but it was a start into the world of writing. — Franny Armstrong