Even as a solid rock is unshaken by the wind, so are the wise unshaken by praise or blame.

Blaming the wolf would not help the sheep much. The sheep must learn not to fall in the clutches of the wolf.

What's the good of reaching 90, if you waste 89?

Whatever words we utter should be chosen with care for people will hear them and be influenced by them for good or ill.

To enjoy good health, to bring true happiness to one's family, to bring peace to all, one must first discipline and control one's own mind. If a man can control his mind he can find the way to Enlightenment, and all wisdom and virtue will naturally come to him.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.