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

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

The life of this transitory world is the expectation of death: to renounce life is to escape from the expectation of annihilation.

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

Ten doors are opened if one door be shut: the finger is the interpreter of the dumb man's tongue.

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

Flowers and fruit are never combined in one place: it is impossible that teeth and delicacies should exist simultaneously.