1. “A frog in a well cannot conceive of the ocean.”
2. “Life comes from earth and life returns to the earth.”
3. “Men of this world all rejoice in others being like themselves, and object to others not being like themselves.”
4. “Birth is not a beginning; death is not an end. There is existence without limitation; there is continuity without starting point.”
5. “The greatest tragedy that can befall a person is the atrophy of his mind.”
6. “Cherish that which is in you and shut out that which is without, for much knowledge is a curse.”
7. “The man breathes with his heels.”
8. “Rewards and punishments are lowest form of education.”
9. “Birth is not the beginning, Death is not the end.”
10. “We are born from a quiet sleep, and we die to a calm awakening.”
11. “Your preciousness lies in your essence; it cannot be lost by anything that happens.”
12. “To be truly ignorant, be content with your own knowledge.”
13. “To have a human form is a joyful thing.”
14. “Words exist because of meaning; once you’ve gotten the meaning, you can forget the words.”
15. “The right way to go easy is to forget the right way.”
16. “The sound of water says what I think.”
17. “The perfect man employs his mind as a mirror.”
18. “Perfect happiness is the absence of striving for happiness.”
19. “Those who realise their folly are not true fools.”
20. “Sound intelligence promises victory in every battle.”
21. “Great knowledge sees all is one. Small knowledge breaks down into the many.”
22. “Breathing control gives man strength, vitality, inspiration and magic powers.”
23. “Life is finite, While knowledge is infinite.”
24. “It is only when the formed learns from the unformed that there is understanding.”
25. “Everything has what is innate, everything has what is necessary.”
26. “The eyes envy the mind.”
27. “Luck implies an absolute absence of any principle.”
28. “Heaven does without doing through it purity, Earth does without doing through its calmness.”
29. “The ultimate happening is doing nothing.”
30. “There is danger for the eye in seeing too clearly, danger for the ear in hearing too sharply and danger to the heart from caring too greatly.”
