Writing cannot express all words, words cannot encompass all ideas.

Does Heaven ever speak? The four seasons come and go, and all creatures thrive and grow. Does Heaven ever speak!

Everything has its beauty but not everyone sees it. To see it a person only needs to imagine how it could be worse.

If we don't know life, how can we know death?

Only the wisest and stupidest of men never change.

If one should desire to know whether a kingdom is well governed, if its morals are good or bad, the quality of its music will furnish the answer.

You cannot open a book without learning something.