He is able who think he is able.

As an irrigator guides water to his fields, as an archer aims an arrow, as a carpenter carves wood, the wise shape their lives.

One should follow a man of wisdom who rebukes one for one's faults, as one would follow a guide to some buried treasure. To one who follows such a wise man, it will be an advantage and not a disadvantage.

Stop, stop. Do not speak. The ultimate truth is not even to think.

To force oneself to believe and to accept a thing without understanding is political, and not spiritual or intellectual.

A noble person is mindful and thankful for the favors he receives from others.

All composite things decay. Strive diligently.