Birth is not the beginning, Death is not the end.

He who pursues fame at the risk of losing his self is not a scholar.

In an archery contest, when the stakes are earthenware tiles a contestant shoots with skill. When the stakes are belt buckles he becomes hesitant, and if the stakes are pure gold he becomes nervous and confused. There is no difference as to his skil.

Being is thoughtless-beyond and beneath all categories of thought. Expression is the realization of creative thought. Being is still; expression, moving. But then if I do not strive, who will?

If you wish to care for your body, first of all take care of material things, though even when you have all the things you want, the body can still be uncared for

When the heart is right, "for" and "against" are forgotten.

Study is to study what cannot be studied. Undertaking means undertaking what cannot be undertaken. Philosophizing is to philosophize about what cannot be philosophized about. Knowing that knowing is unknowable is true perfection.