A good counter needs no calculator.

The skillful traveller leaves no traces of his wheels.

Trustable words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not trustable.

Cultivate virtue in yourself, and it will be true.

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.

A violent wind does not outlast the morning; a squall of rain does not outlast the day. Such is the course of Nature. And if Nature herself cannot sustain her efforts long, how much less can man!

The truly great ones rely on substance, and not on surface, hold on to the fruit, and not to the flower.