Seeing through things leads to letting go. Only by releasing greed can one calmly savor happiness.
Understanding a “key principle” can benefit a lifetime.
Born in a land of etiquette, one should be courteous. A polite person knows how to behave and gains better relationships and more friends. Courtesy also improves one’s conduct and image, reflects good upbringing, and reduces hostility, making the path to success smoother.
Friendship should be maintained consistently, not changed due to changing circumstances.
If you believe you are working for others, you will always be working for others. If you see work as a path to self-development, you will eventually build your own career.
There are three regrets in life: failing to learn from a good teacher, failing to befriend good companions, and failing to seize good opportunities.
Hearing good words and witnessing good deeds should be followed through without fatigue.
Reading books is about seeing the world; drinking tea is about tasting life; drinking wine is about experiencing hardship. Life is like a grand performance with no rehearsal—every moment is live. Cherishing each moment is the best way to live. All joys and sorrows are valuable because of pursuit. If you have loved, waited, and given, then the laughter of heaven is not a myth.
After overcoming fear, one often finds something safe and beneficial. Even small acts of courage strengthen one’s confidence in shaping life. If fear is constantly avoided, it will persist like a shadow; the most dangerous act is pretending it does not exist.
The basic attitude toward life is tolerance, and the best expression of life is a smile.
Only the heart that is both willing to love and unwilling to love is making choices.