A youth is to be regarded with respect. How do we know that his future will not be equal to our present?

The wheel of fortune turns round incessantly, and who can say to himself, I shall today be uppermost.

If you don't want to do something,don't impose on others

Is there any one maxim which ought to be acted upon throughout one's whole life? Surely the maxim of loving kindness is such: Do not unto others what you would not they should do unto you.

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

A knight whose heart is set upon the Way, but who is ashamed of wearing shabby clothes and eating coarse food, is not worth calling into counsel.

To understand yourself is the key to wisdom.