The roots of the aged palm tree exceed those of the young one; the old have a greater attachment to the world.

Formerly, people used to grieve over the departed, but in our days they grieve over the survivors.

Seek for the truth from the heart which is empty of thought.

The wave is ignorant of the true nature of the sea: how can the temporal comprehend the eternal?

The touchstone of false friends is the day of need: by way of proof, ask a loan from your friends.

If I am mad, then who on the face of the earth is sane? If you are sane, then there is no madman in the world.

The march of good fortune has backward slips: to retreat one or two paces gives wings to the jumper.