“One who is too insistent on his own views finds few to agree with him.”

What the caterpillar calls the end, the rest of the world calls a butterfly.

Be content with what you have; rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.

When pure sincerity forms within, it is outwardly realized in other people’s hearts.

New Beginnings are often disguised as painful endings.

One accepts oneself, the whole world accepts him or her.

Some lose yet gain, others gain and yet lose.

If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace you are living in the present.

Knowledge is a treasure, but practice is the key to it.

If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

Give evil nothing to oppose and it will disappear by itself.

Act without expectation.

The best fighter is never angry.

The reason why the universe is eternal is that it does not live for itself; it gives life to others as it transforms.

When you are content to be simply yourself and don’t compare or compete, everyone will respect you.

Compassionate toward yourself, you reconcile all beings in the world.