Be quick to do good. If you are slow, the mind, delighting in mischief, will catch you.

Seeing the Way is like going into a dark room with a torch; the darkness instantly departs, while the light alone remains. When the Way is attained and the truth is seen, ignorance vanishes and enlightenment abides forever.

How wonderful! How wonderful! All things are perfect, exactly as they are.

Stay centered, do not overstretch. Extend from your center, return to your center.

Endurance is one of the most difficult disciplines but it is to the one who endures that the final victory comes.

Unkind people spread malicious tales, and well-intentioned people also censure; but in either case the tranquil sage remains unconcerned. Nowhere is there to be found a disconcerted sage.

To be idle is a short road to death and to be diligent is a way of life; foolish people are idle, wise people are diligent.