Confucius

I am not one who was born in the possession of knowledge; I am one who is fond of antiquity, and earnest in seeking it there.

We should feel sorrow, but not sink under its oppression.

Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.

The dew of compassion is a tear.

Why do men fight who were born to be brothers?

It took me realizing that a broken heart has never actually killed anyone to find the courage to ask for what I want, in just about every situation. That was part of my own growing up.