By inconsistency and frivolity we stray from the Way and show ourselves to be beginners. In this we do much harm.

Having only wisdom and talent is the lowest tier of usefulness.

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

Looking comparatively at the good things, you will see that they are not excluded from wisdom, humanity and bravery.

All abilities come from one mind

Everyone lets the present moment slip by, then looks for it as though he thought it were somewhere else.

A warrior is worthless unless he rises above others and stands strong in the midst of a storm.