Confidence, Confucius (孔子)

Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Writing·Reading, Benjamin Franklin

Read much, but not many books.

- Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

Greed, Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko from Wall Street (1987)

Lunch? Lunch is for wimps.

- Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko from Wall Street (1987)

Solitude, Confucius (孔子)

德不孤 必有鄰。

- 孔子

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

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Advice, Indian Proverb

Call on God, but row away from the rocks.

- Indian Proverb

Writing·Reading, Sir Richard Steele

Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.

- Richard Steele (1672-1729)

Learning, Chinese Proverb

Learning is a treasure that will follow its owner everywhere.

- Chinese Proverb