Don’t do what should not be done, and don’t desire what should not be desired. Abide by this one precept, and everything else will follow.

Sincerity is the way to Heaven.

All beneath Heaven is rooted in nation. Nation is rooted in family. And family is rooted in self.

The feeling of right or wrong is the beginning of wisdom.

With melted snow I boil fragrant tea.

Words that defy reality are ominous. And it’s ominous reality that confronts those who would obscure the wise and worthy.

Conscience and cowardice are really the same thing. Conscience is the trade-name of the firm.

The busy man is never wise and the wise man is never busy.

When I started counting my blessings, my whole life turned around.

The more one is hated, I find, the happier one is.

Not sure which is harder on a relationship: sharing a dresser for three years or sharing an iPhone charger for one day.

All animals except man know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it.

You are speaking of my future lover. Be more respectful.

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.

he place where optimism most flourishes is the lunatic asylum.