Quote by Confucius

“Conduct thyself always with the same prudence as though thou went observed by ten eyes and pointed at by ten fingers. —CONFUCIUS”

— Deborah Moggach

“Thus thou must use to keep thyself to the first motions and apprehensions of things, as they present themselves outwardly; and add not unto…

— Marcus Aurelius

Demean thyself more warily in thy study than in the street. If thy public actions have a hundred witnesses, thy private have a thousand.…

— Francis Quarles

“Neither on the one hand fall overly low, inclining to despair, nor on the other hand be over reckless as if we gave no…

— Fr. John Julian

“1. To account nothing of one’s self, and to think always kindly and highly of others, this is great and perfect wisdom. Even shouldest…

— Thomas à Kempis

“Use thyself; as often, as thou seest any man do anything, presently (if it be possible) to say unto thyself, What is this man's…

— Marcus Aurelius

If thou seest anything in thyself which may make thee proud, look a little further and thou shalt find enough to humble thee; if…

— Francis Quarles

“May I consent to and delight in thy law after the inner man, never complain over the strictness of thy demands, but mourn over…

— Arthur Bennett

“Thou shalt keep thy religion to thyself.”

— George Carlin

“Which thou shalt do; if thou shalt go about every action as thy last action, free from all vanity, all passionate and wilful aberration…

— Marcus Aurelius

“And so when thou art tempted to any sin, look not on it as a single sin, but as having all other sins in…

— William Gurnall

If thou art master to thyself, circumstances shall harm thee little.

— Martin Farquhar Tupper