If times are peaceful, nurture your soul; if times are dark, seek more tempering. The greatest confusion in life is not that no one understands you, but that you do not understand yourself. Without giving up, how can you possess? Without enduring loneliness, how can you see prosperity? No matter how beautiful the past was, it is but empty talk; the difficulties beneath your feet point directly to tomorrow. Whatever fate gives you, whether good or bad, you must face it earnestly and respond calmly. A life full of regrets is what we call living, and occasional flaws are what make us real.
We often unconsciously choose people we shouldn't love, marriages we shouldn't enter, positions we cannot hold, or dreams we cannot reach, thereby choosing various difficulties in life. Mysteriously, life's hardships are like the sun rising in the east and setting in the west—they do not change because of the choices we make. Different choices merely bring different degrees of hardship; all we can do is accept the facts.
If your fingers get dirty, there is no need to cut them off; if your hat is too small, there is no need to shave your head. To check if an egg has gone bad, there is no need to eat it all.
With mountain risks, there is the joy of climbers; with thrills, there is the happiness of strivers; with dangers, there is the enjoyment of explorers.
There are two ways of being "boiled": one is becoming hardened, losing dreams and vitality; the other is becoming softened, turning into mushy radish, settling for whatever comes and conforming to rules.
Anger often makes us lose our reason and do foolish things. In life, we must learn to do nothing while carrying anger.
Self-recommendation has many benefits; it allows others to see you, know your existence, and recognize your abilities.
Those with faith turn life into a colorful stage, while pessimists leave only the mark of a lifetime of suffering upon their minds.
