Do not grieve over any joy that has gone forever, for it will return to you in another form, know that for sure.
Snake's poison is life to the snake; it is in relation to man that it means "death.
If you do not possess the staff of caution and discrimination, use the eyes of him who sees. If there is no staff of caution and discrimination, do not wander on the road without a guide.
This dance is the joy of existence.
The cure for pain is in the pain.
This discipline and rough treatment are a furnace to extract the silver from the dross. This testing purifies the gold by boiling the scum away.