Filial Behavior, Sirach

Kindness to a father will not be forgotten; it will serve as a sin offering—it will take lasting root.

+ Sirach 3,14

Beauty, German Proverb

Roses and maidens soon lose their bloom.

- German Proverb

Food, Satchel Paige

Don't eat fried food. It angries up the blood.

- Satchel Paige (1906-1982)

Friend, Topanga from Boy Meets World (1995)

You do your thing, I'll do mine. You go your way, I'll go mine. And if we end up together, it's beautiful.

- Danielle Fishel as Topanga Lawrence Matthews from Boy Meets World, The Thrilla' in Phila [2.21]

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Boy_Meets_World

Advice, Confucius (孔子)

己所不欲，勿施於人。

- 論語 衛靈公

What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC), Wei Ling Gong (衛靈公), The Analects (論語)

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Synonym

¶ 己所不欲，勿施於人。 (論語 衛靈公)
What you do not want done to yourself, do not do to others. (Wei Ling Gong, The Analects)

¶ Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. (MATTHEW 7:12)

Love, 1 Corinthians

Love is patient, love is kind. It is not jealous, [love] is not pompous, it is not inflated, it is not rude, it does not seek its own interests, it is not quick-tempered, it does not brood over injury, it does not rejoice over wrongdoing but rejoices with the truth. It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.

+ 1 Corinthians, chapter 13 (13,4─13,7)

http://www.usccb.org/bible/1corinthians/13

Leader, Colin Luther Powell

Ironically, by procrastinating on the difficult choices, by trying not to get anyone mad, and by treating everyone equally “nicely” regardless of their contributions, you’ll simply ensure that the only people you’ll wind up angering are the most creative and productive people in the organization.

- Colin Luther Powell (1937- )

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A leader needs to know how to take the blame. A cowardly leader who only wants appraisal and constantly needs to please everyone will ultimately lead the team to failure. When a team fails, the jobs and livelihood of the entire group are on the line, and so the leader must know how to take responsibility and take the blame.

Endeavor, English Proverb

Many a man has turned and left the dock just before his ship come in.

- English Proverb

Age, Satchel Paige

Age is a question of mind over matter. If you don’t mind, it doesn’t matter.

- Satchel Paige (1906-1982)

Love, Harry Burns from When Harry Met Sally (1989)

I came here tonight because when you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.

- Harry Burns from When Harry Met Sally

Judgement, Chinese Proverb

盖棺论定[gàiguānlùndìng]

- 中國俗談

Only when a man is dead can he be judged.

- Chinese Proverb

Advice, Mark

The Mustard Seed

It is like a mustard seed that, when it is sown in the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on the earth. But once it is sown, it springs up and becomes the largest of plants and puts forth large branches, so that the birds of the sky can dwell in its shade.

+ Gospel of Mark 4,31-32

http://www.usccb.org/bible/mark/4

Advice, Italian Proverb

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After the ship has sunk, everyone knows how it might have been saved.

- Italian Proverb

Advice, Satchel Paige

Don't pray when it rains if you don't pray when the sun shines.

- Satchel Paige (1906-1982)

Life, Claire Danes as Angela from My So-Called Life (1994)

Sometimes someone says something really small, and it just fits right into this empty place in your heart.

- Claire Danes as Angela Chase from My So-Called Life, Pressure [1.13]

Generation, Chinese Proverb

長江後浪推前浪
Simplified: 长江后浪推前浪
Transliteration (pinyin): Chángjiāng hòulàng tuī qiánlàng

- 中國俗談

The Changjiang River(長江) waves behind drive the waves ahead.

- Chinese Proverb

Meaning: Each new generation excels the last one.
汉语成语俗语对照词典. 南京大学出版社. 2008. p. 162. ISBN 7305052116.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chinese_proverbs

Advice, Mark, New Testament

Seed Grows of Itself.

This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would sleep and rise night and day and the seed would sprout and grow, he knows not how. Of its own accord the land yields fruit, first the blade, then the ear, then the full grain in the ear. And when the grain is ripe, he wields the sickle at once, for the harvest has come.

+ Gospel of Mark 4,26-29

http://www.usccb.org/bible/mark/4

Life, Indian Proverb

Life is not a continuum of pleasant choices, but of inevitable problems that call for strength, determination, and hard work.

- Indian Proverb

Advice, Satchel Paige

Don't look back. Something might be gaining on you.

- Satchel Paige (1906-1982)

Book, Rachel Weisz as Evie from The Mummy (1999)

Evie: I think this may be the Book of the Dead.
Rick: The Book of the Dead? Are you sure you wanna be messing around with this thing?
Evie: It's just a book. No harm ever came from reading a book.

(wind blows eerily, as it has several times during tense conversations)

Rick: ... That happens a lot around here.

- Rachel Weisz as Evelyn "Evie" Carnahan O'Connell from The Mummy (1999)

Study, Xun Zi (荀子)

不聞不若聞之，聞之不若見之，見之不若知之，知之不若行之；學至於行之而止矣。

- 荀子 儒效

Simplified: 不闻不若闻之，闻之不若见之，见之不若知之，知之不若行之；学至于行之而止矣
Transliteration (pinyin): Bù wén bù ruò wén zhī, wén zhī bù ruò jiàn zhī, jiàn zhī bù ruò zhīzhī, zhīzhī bù ruò xíng zhī; xué zhìyú xíng zhī ér zhǐ yǐ.

Not hearing is not as good as hearing, hearing is not as good as seeing, seeing is not as good as mentally knowing, mentally knowing is not as good as acting; true learning continues up to the point that action comes forth.

- Xun Zi (荀子 8.儒效 23)

Transliteration (pinyin): Bù wén bù ruò wén zhī, wén zhī bù ruò jiàn zhī, jiàn zhī bù ruò zhīzhī, zhīzhī bù ruò xíng zhī; xué zhìyú xíng zhī ér zhǐ yǐ.
Common: I hear and I forget; I see and I remember; I do and I understand.
Moral: You can only understand something by trying it yourself.
Revised: Tell me and I [will] forget. Show me and I [will] remember. Involve me and I [will] understand.

Also: You can't understand until you walk a mile in someone else's shoes.

http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Chinese_proverbs

Advice, Mark, New Testament, Bible

Take care what you hear. The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you, and still more will be given to you. To the one who has, more will be given; from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

- Gospel of Mark 4,24-25

http://www.usccb.org/bible/mark/4

Endeavor, Western Proverb

He that will thrive, must rise at five.

- Western Proverb

Advice, Walt Stack

Start slow and taper off.

- Walt Stack, marathon runner

Life, Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold from The Wonder Years

You start out life with a clean slate. Then you begin to make your mark. You face decisions, make choices. You keep moving forward. But sooner or later there comes a time where you look back over where you have been...and wonder who you really are.

- Fred Savage as Kevin Arnold from The Wonder Years; It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World [4.5]

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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/The_Wonder_Years

Friend, Confucius (孔子)

無友不如己者

- 孔子

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

- Confucius (孔子, 551BC–479BC)

Salvation, Psalms

For you are my rock and my fortress; for your name’s sake lead me and guide me.

- Psalms (Chapter 31), Old Testament, Bible

http://www.nccbuscc.org/bible/books-of-the-bible/

Advice, Western Proverb

A rose too often smelled loses its fragrance.

- Western Proverb

Awareness, Eric Hoffer

To become different from what we are, we must have some awareness of what we are.

- Eric Hoffer (1902-1983)

Youth, Corey Feldman as Teddy Duchamp from Stand by Me (1986)

Chris: Teddy, why can't you act your age?
Teddy: I am acting my age. I'm in the prime of my youth and I'll only be young once!
Chris: Yeah, but you're gonna be stupid for the rest of your life.

- Corey Feldman as Teddy Duchamp from Stand by Me (1986)

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http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Stand_by_Me

Leader, Ben Zander

A conductor does not make a sound. He depends for his power on his ability to make other people powerful. As a leader your job is to awaken possibility in other people.

- Ben Zander (1939- )

Leaders are not assessed according to what they themselves do; they are evaluated according to how well their team works. Thus empowering, coaching and trusting subordinates to do the right thing are essential leadership qualities.

[Humor] A Woderful Girl

♣ A Woderful Girl ♣

If you marry a pretty girl, you will be happy for 3 years; If you marry a kind girl, you will be happy for 30 years; If you marry a wise girl, you will be happy 90 years.

Three men went to Heaven. The Jade King said that he would grant their wishes.

The first man said, "I want to be rich!"

He became rich as he wished.

The second man wanted to rise to power

He gained face.

The third man said, "I want to get married."

The Jade King asked, "What type of a girl do you like?"

The man said, "A good girl who ease his mind; A diligent girl who make breakfast for the whole family before dawn; A wise girl who use beautiful words all the time; A capable girl who assist me to success."

A Jade King said,

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"Hey, man! That depends on you."

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Advice, Chinese Proverb

用人不疑疑人不用 [yòngrénbùyí yírénbùyòng]

- 中國俗談

Don't suspect your employee. If one is suspicious, don't employ him.

- Chinese Proverb

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ming-hsin_pao-chien
http://idiomnstory.blogspot.com/1993/08/blog-post_08.html