Let mourning stop when one's grief is fully expressed.

To be truly happy and contented, you must let go of what it means to be happy or content.

That a man lives is because he is straight. That a man who dupes others survives is because he has been fortunate enough to be spared.

Don't be concerned about others not appreciating you. Be concerned about your not appreciating others.

With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bent arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of all these things.

Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.

I am not bothered by the fact that I am not understood. I am bothered when I do not know others.