Tears can speak of true human feelings; shedding them often means revealing one's true heart. However, for those who shed tears as a performance, emotions have long since vanished from their hearts; all they are doing is acting.
The most painful aspect of life is that God has given us limited abilities yet infinite desires. We suffer when our desires are unmet, yet we become bored once they are fulfilled. The most helpless part of life is that even so, we remain trapped in a loop of this pain and boredom until life ceases, and few can escape.
No matter how luxurious the hat on one's head, it is only meant to shield from wind and rain; no matter how lofty the title bestowed, it is merely temporary glory.
The only predictable thing in life is that life is full of unpredictability.
Without you, the current emotion is merely the hardened cocoon of the past feeling.
A fleeting wealth, hard-won, is ultimately a loss even if it seems like a gain.
Only by keeping the mind constantly alert can one evade the arrows of the spirit and the bows of ghosts.
After a great war, a great plague is bound to follow.
When a woman no longer acts coquettishly, she likely no longer loves you; when a man no longer sends greetings, he has probably taken another's hand.
You may choose to stand firm, or choose to give up. There is no right or wrong.