There is one single thread binding my way together...the way of the Master consists in doing one's best...that is all.

The inner nature of man is the province of Music.

While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve spirits of the dead...While you do not know life, how can you know about death

The sun and moon shine on all without partiality.

Many seek happiness higher than men; others beneath him. But happiness is the same height as man.

The man of noble mind seeks to achieve the good in others and not their evil. The little-minded man is the reverse of this.

An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.