The gem cannot be polished without friction nor man without trials.
There is one single thread binding my way together...the way of the Master consists in doing one's best...that is all.
To be poor without murmuring is difficult. To be rich without being proud is easy.
Respect the gods, but have as little to do with them as possible.
Study the past if you want to define the future.
If language is not rectified, words do not correspond to meaning, and if words do not correspond to meaning, our deeds cannot be accomplished.