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.

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

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

A rooster is no less worthy a subject than a dragon.

-- Itō Jakuchū

I want to be remembered for only one thing: my contribution to aviation.

-- Howard Hughes

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

-- Xunzi

Learning must never cease.

-- Xunzi

I have never worked a day in my life without selling. If I believe in something, I sell it, and I sell it hard.

-- Estée Lauder

Color is my daily obsession, my joy and my torment.

-- Claude Monet