The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step.

Knowing ignorance is strength; ignoring knowledge is sickness.

Approach your own inner life with a loving quality that accepts who you are without trying to change who you are.

Some help others in order to receive blessings and admiration. This is simply meaningless. Some cultivate themselves in part to serve others, in part to serve their own pride. They will understand, at best, half of the truth. But those who improve themselves for the sake of the world - to these, the whole truth of the universe will be revealed.

The more we give to others, the more we are increased.

A scholar who cherishes the love of comfort is not fit to be deemed a scholar.

To realize that our knowledge is ignorance, This is a noble insight. To regard our ignorance as knowledge, This is mental sickness. Only when we are sick of the sickness Shall we cease to be sick. The Sage is not sick, being sick of sickness; This is the secret of health.