Misery is what happiness rests upon. Happiness is what misery lurks beneath.
The most fundamental seems fickle.
Find a teacher who is an integral being, a beacon who extends his light and virtue with equal ease to those who appreciate him and those who don't. Shape yourself in his mold, bathe in his nourishing radiance, and reflect it out to the rest of the world.
The wise does not think that only he is right -thus he knows the truth.
Make your heart like a lake, with calm, still surface, and great depths of kindness.
Arms are instruments of ill omen, not the instruments of the gentleman. When one is compelled to use them, it is best to do so without relish.