51. You may not love, but you must not be heartless.
52. No matter how joyful, amusing, or delightful something is, once it reaches its end, it eventually fades and is no longer as pleasant as before.
53. Whether to be high-profile or low-profile depends on one’s breadth of mind; whether dealing with major or minor matters depends on responsibility; whether in good times or bad depends on one’s ability to grasp opportunities; whether to gain or let go depends on desire; whether facing success or failure depends on persistence; whether to remain calm or relieved depends on one’s state of mind; whether experiencing joy or sorrow depends on attitude. Those who can let go find open roads everywhere; those who cannot, find themselves in confusion everywhere. Life becomes brilliant through struggle, enriched through pursuit, fulfilled through happiness, comfortable through joy, and radiant through freedom in old age.
54. Perhaps you want to be the sun, but you may only be a star; perhaps you want to be a towering tree, but you may only be a blade of grass. You may feel arrogant or disappointed. In truth, everyone is a unique landscape: if you cannot be the sun, then be a star shining in your own constellation; if you cannot be a great tree, then be a blade of grass, decorating hope with your own green.
55. Major losses in life have an enlightening effect: they make people less concerned about small losses.
56. If a sheep regards a wolf as its kind, tragedy will inevitably occur.
