Confucius
Philosopher
"If you think in terms of a year, plant a seed; if in terms of ten years, plant trees; if in terms of 100 years, teach the people."
Happy New Year quotes
Happy New Year
4 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
W. Somerset Maugham
Novelist, Playwright
"At a dinner party one should eat wisely but not too well, and talk well but not too wisely."
Plato
Philosopher
"The beginning is the most important part...for that is the time character is being formed."
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