Like a beautiful flower that is colorful but has no fragrance, even well spoken words bear no fruit in one who does not put them into practice.

Let none find fault with others; let none see the omissions and commissions of others. But let one see one's own acts, done and undone.

Whatever a person frequently thinks and reflects on, that will become the inclination of their mind.

The fool thinks he has won a battle when he bullies with harsh speech, but knowing how to be forbearing alone makes one victorious.

People cleave to their worldly possessions and selfish passions so blindly as to sacrifice their own lives for them. They are like a child who tries to eat a little, honey smeared on the edge of a knife. The amount is by no means sufficient to appease his appetite, but he runs the risk of wounding his tongue.

You will not be punished for your anger, you will be punished by your anger... Let a man overcome anger by love.

The fool who recognizes his foolishness, is a wise man. But the fool who believes himself a wise man, he really is a fool.