Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

When three walk together, one is surely my teacher. I follow what is good and correct what is not.

The exemplary person demands it of himself; the petty person demands it of others.

I transmit but do not create; I trust in and love the ancients.

In the pursuit of learning, one gains daily. In the pursuit of the Tao, one loses daily -- losing and losing until one arrives at wu wei. Through non-action, nothing is left undone.

-- Laozi

Blue dye is extracted from the indigo plant, yet it is bluer than indigo itself.

-- Xunzi

Learning must never cease.

-- Xunzi

Learning without thought is labor lost; thought without learning is perilous.

-- Confucius

When three walk together, one is surely my teacher. I follow what is good and correct what is not.

-- Confucius

Three passions, simple but overwhelmingly strong, have governed my life: the longing for love, the search for knowledge, and unbearable pity for the suffering of mankind.

-- Bertrand Russell