Seedlings need water to flourish, just as growing youth require the love and care of their parents.
Life is short; do not leave yourself with regrets. Laugh when you want to laugh, cry when you need to cry, and love when the time is right. Do not suppress yourself. The beauty of life stems from love; when love blossoms, beautiful scenery naturally follows. In this world, wherever love has passed, there will surely be a beautiful scene and a pure fragrance. If one performs good deeds without attachment to goodness, all achievements will be complete. If the heart is attached to goodness, even with lifelong diligence, one will only achieve half-goodness.
Having experienced many ups and downs in life, one realizes that the journey has brought both gains and losses, joys and pains. Only after experiencing much do we understand that the simplicity and plainness of life are themselves forms of happiness.
Abandoning life is the greatest harm to one's friends and relatives.
Those whose hearts hold the world are public-minded; those whose hearts hold only themselves are self-centered.
There are five stages of personal development: first, you must be competent; second, someone must say you are competent; third, the person who says so must also be competent; fourth, you must be able to declare others competent; and finally, no one dares to say you are incompetent.
How can others respect someone who does not value themselves? Good habits benefit you for a lifetime, while bad habits bring suffering for a lifetime.
Fraud is the most dangerous act because it eventually turns around to deceive the fraudster himself.
Money is not omnipotent, but without it, nothing is possible. Do not place too much importance on money or haggle over trivial amounts. Once you see it clearly, you will realize it is an external possession; you do not bring it into the world with you, nor do you take it with you when you leave.