Most lives are ordinary, and most existences are plain. Yet, within this flatness lies true emotion, and within the mundane, deep meaning. To experience it, one must use the heart. Shift your gaze slightly from material things, leaving time and space for the soul and spirit, to find them a home.
Self-abandonment makes one a slave to fate, while continuous self-improvement makes one an angel of life. I do not wish to nourish my soul with the sweat of others; I would rather use others' warmth to comfort my own body. I only wish to live uprightly and act with integrity; I will not forget what should be remembered, nor cling to what should be forgotten.
If yesterday's achievements were great, it means you haven't done enough today.
When you find an employee fully committed to their work, you should pay them double, for they can perform the work of three people.
There is no specific profession required to build wealth; every trade has its masters. In the face of wealth, everyone is equal. Even with a humble status, one can still become a master of fortune.
Life passes like a white pony glimpsed through a crack, flowing rapidly between having and losing. If your heart is filled with negativity like vanity and desire, where will there be space to carry positive things? Those who pave the way for others are the ones who walk at the very front.
Benefits, whether internal or external, are always relative and endless, and the benefits of competitors are uncontrollable. Career is not tied to a single place; personal careers are dynamic, and other platforms may offer more allure. A company's business belongs to the owner, not necessarily the employee. Emotions cannot be eaten for sustenance, and passivity prevents one from mastering one's own destiny.
The ripening of fruit requires not only sunshine but also cool nights and cold rain. The cultivation of character requires not only joy but also trials and hardships.
Silence nourishes breath, simplicity nourishes spirit, less thinking nourishes essence, and less desire nourishes the body. With composure in affairs, there is lingering flavor; with composure in life, there are lingering years. When the spirit is unclouded, the body stays evergreen.
