“Plant rice when the ground is ready; pursue women when you feel the passion.”

In times of hardship, don’t play truant. In times of happiness, be contented

The highest art is the art of living an ordinary life in an extraordinary manner.

If a man ill-treats others, Worse retribution awaits him.

Greater wealth, greater suffering Lesser wealth, lesser suffering.

Faults: Your eyes see them in others. But you need a mirror to see your own.

A statement without an example is hard to follow; tea without salt is hard to swallow.

To indulge in unnecessary work is to create trouble for oneself.

It is easier to put leather on the soles of one’s feet than cover the world with leather.

An honest man can set up home anywhere. A dishonest man has no place to go.

If I tell you my dream, you might forget it. If I act on my dream, perhaps you will remember it, but if I involve you, it becomes your dream too.

When the jewel is yours, You don’t realize its value. When the jewel is another’s You realize its value

One may dance in the sky. But one must land on the earth.

One’s motivation is like a pure, white scarf, but the other’s intention is black hope.

Lies are short-lived.

If I know I will die tomorrow, I can still learn something tonight.

Words are mere bubbles of water; deeds are drops of gold.