Man, when living, is soft and tender; when dead, he is hard and tough. All animals and plants when living are tender and delicate; when dead they become withered and dry. Therefore it is said: the hard and tough are parts of death; the soft and tender are parts of life.

When merit has been achieved, do not take it to yourself; for if you do not take it to yourself, it shall never be taken from you.

A foolish man is always doing, Yet much remains to be done.

There is no greater disaster than discontent.

Complete your task. Seek no reward. Make no claims. Without faltering fully choose to do what you must do.

The more clever and cunning people are, the stranger the events will be.

We hammer wood for a house, but it is the inner space that makes it liveable.