Egotism·Humility, Satya Sai Baba

People say "I want peace." If you remove I {ego}, and your want {desire}, you are left with peace.

- Satya Sai Baba

Integrity, Olga Kurylenko as Camille Montes from Quantum of Solace (2008)

Greene: You just cost me quite a bit of money, darling.
Camille: You can't put a price on integrity.
Greene: I can try. Tell me you didn't drop by tonight just to piss on my parade. Why are you still after this general's head? For your mantel?

- Olga Kurylenko as Camille Montes from Quantum of Solace (2008)

Attitude, Confucius (孔子)

知之者不如好之者，好之者不如乐之者。

- 孔子, 论语 雍也

They who know the truth are not equal to those who love it, and they who love it are not equal to those who delight in it.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC), The Analects(論語), Yong Ye(雍也)

Patience, Turkish Proverb

Patience is the key to paradise.

- Turkish Proverb

Property market in Central London, Michael Marx

Such low yields could signal the top of the property market in central London. Those sorts of yields are breathtaking. The problem is that when you get to the top of Mount Everest there is only way to go.

- Michael Marx, Reuters, Jul 26, 2013

Education, Alec Bourne (A Doctor's Creed)

It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.

- Aleck Bourne (1886-1974), A Doctor's Creed

Life, Rico from Gunslinger Girl

Every morning, when I wake up, the first thought I have is: “I wonder if I still have my body.” What a relief! It still works. I can't describe in words how wonderful it is to have a body that works. I love my life at the Social Welfare Agency very much.

- Rico (リコ), Gunslinger Girl, Chapter 2: Love Thy Neighbor

United States, Jason Zweig

Here Comes the Next Hot Emerging Market: It is called "the United States."

- Jason Zweig, Wall Street Journal, Jul 24, 2013

Virtue, Confucius (孔子)

The firm, the enduring, the simple, and the modest are near to virtue.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Foe, Turkish Proverb

Be your enemy an ant, see in him an elephant.

- Turkish Proverb

Advice, Yogi Berra

You got to be careful if you don't know where you're going, because you might not get there.

- Yogi Berra (1925- )

Fame, Lea Michele as Rachel Berry from Glee (2009)

Rachel: Now-a-days being anonymous is worse than being poor. Fame is the most important thing in our culture now. And if there is one thing I've learned it is that no one is just going to hand it to you.

- Lea Michele as Rachel Berry from Glee Pilot [1.01], May 19, 2009

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Life, Confucius (孔子)

They must often change who would be constant in happiness or wisdom.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Desire, Richard Bach

You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it come true.

- Richard Bach (1936- )

Joke, Groucho Marx as Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush from A Day at the Races (1937)

Flo Marlowe: Oh, hold me closer! Closer! Closer!
Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush: If I hold you any closer, I’ll be in back of you!

- Groucho Marx as Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush from A Day at the Races (1937)

Knowledge·Wisdom, Confucius (孔子)

不知爲不知,是知也。

- 孔子

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Advice, English proverb

It never rains but it pours.

- English proverb

Writing·Reading, Bell Hooks

Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.

- Bell Hooks (1952- )

Joke, Groucho Marx as Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff from Horse Feathers (1932)

Baravelli: There's a man outside with a big black moustache.
Professor Wagstaff: Tell him I've got one.

- Groucho Marx as Professor Quincy Adams Wagstaff from Horse Feathers (1932)

Modesty, Confucius (孔子)

He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Writing·Reading, Andrew Lang

You can cover a great deal of country in books.

- Andrew Lang (1844-1912)

Joke, Groucho Marx as Captain Spaulding from Animal Crackers (1930)

Spaulding: How much would you want to run into an open manhole?
Ravelli: Just-a the cover charge! Ha, ha, ha.
Spaulding: Well, drop in some time.

- Groucho Marx as Capt. Geoffrey T. Spaulding from Animal Crackers (1930)

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Study, Confucius (孔子)

學而時習之 不亦說乎。

- 孔子

Isn't it a pleasure to study, and to practice what you have learned?

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Attitude, Eskimo Proverb

Yesterday is ashes; tomorrow wood. Only today does the fire burn brightly.

- Eskimo Proverb

Writing·Reading, Logan Pearsall Smith

People say that life is the thing, but I prefer reading.

- Logan Pearsall Smith (1865-1946)

Communication, the President of Earth from Barbarella (1968)

President: One day, Barbarella, we must meet in the flesh.

- Claude Dauphin as President Dianthus of Earth from Barbarella (1968)

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