 The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes. |
| A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar. |
| It is better to do one's own duty, however defective it may be, than to follow the duty of another, however well one may perform it. He who does his duty as his own nature reveals it, never sins. |
| Manifest plainness, embrace simplicity, reduce selfishness, have few desires. |
| The wise man does not lay up his own treasures. The more he gives to others, the more he has for his own. |
| Kindness in words creates confidence. Kindness in thinking creates profoundness. Kindness in giving creates love. |
| If the Great Way perishes there will morality and duty. When cleverness and knowledge arise great lies will flourish. When relatives fall out with one another there will be filial duty and love. When states are in confusion there will be faithful servants. |
| Treat those who are good with goodness, and also treat those who are not good with goodness. Thus goodness is attained. Be honest to those who are honest, and be also honest to those who are not honest. Thus honesty is attained. |
| To realize that you do not understand is a virtue; Not to realize that you do not understand is a defect. |
| If you would take, you must first give, this is the beginning of intelligence. |
| Do the difficult things while they are easy and do the great things while they are small. A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step. |
| Of all that is good, sublimity is supreme. Succeeding is the coming together of all that is beautiful. Furtherance is the agreement of all that is just. Perseverance is the foundation of all actions. |
| He who talks more is sooner exhausted. |
| The key to growth is the introduction of higher dimensions of consciousness into our awareness. |
| If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading. |
| One can not reflect in streaming water. Only those who know internal peace can give it to others. |
| Because of a great love, one is courageous. |
| By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond the winning. |
| From wonder into wonder existence opens. |
| Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment. |
