You cannot tell whether a person is good or bad by his vicissitudes in life. Good and bad fortune are matters of fate.

Be true to the thought of the moment and avoid distraction. Other than continuing to exert yourself, enter into nothing else, but go to the extent of living single thought by single thought.

As everything in this world is but a sham, Death is the only sincerity.

Even if one's head were to be suddenly cut off, he should be able to do one more action with certainty.

Purity is something that cannot be attained except by piling effort upon effort.

When one is writing a letter, he should think that the recipient will make it into a hanging scroll.

It is difficult for a fool's habits to change to selflessness.