句子使用了介词短语Instead of引导的状语，通过对比突出了优先改变自身的行动建议。
If your enemy makes you angry, it means you are not yet confident enough to defeat him.
Do not take yourself too seriously; no one else views you that way.
Instead of trying to change others, change yourself first.
Without pain, there is no birth; without birth, there is no joy.
Be composed, non-attached, calm, and unagitated. Balance arises from yin and yang; their harmony brings forth all things. Evolution occurs in dynamics, and balance is found within that evolution. Serenity and delight ripple from the heart like a lake. Gentle waves shimmer with light. When the mind is at peace, wisdom is born. Dreams are like kites flying in the sky; if you keep looking up at them, they will fly further and further away.
True companionship in storms is not sweet talk on the side, but footsteps that follow closely; deep compassion is not praise added to the flowers, but the refusal to abandon one another in hardship.
Pursue your dreams, move forward bravely, and live the life you want. Life is half memory and half continuation. In our short span of decades, the most important thing is to satisfy yourself. Do not wait for those who are not worth waiting for, and do not hurt hearts that should not be hurt. Some people are destined to be passersby in our lives; some matters often leave us helpless. Rather than shedding tears in sadness, face it with composure. When you love, let them be free; when you no longer love, let love be free.
The meaning of life twinkles in the light of ideals; the value of life flashes in the life of creation.
如果敌人让你生气，那说明你还没有胜他的把握。
不要那么认真地看待自己，因为没有人会像你那样看待自己。
改变别人，不如先改变自己。
没有痛苦，就不会有诞生；没有诞生，也就不会有欢乐。
从容，不执着，淡定，不躁动。平衡由阴阳，阴阳之合和，万物乃始生；动态中演化，演化中平衡。宁静，怡悦，自心间荡起，一面湖水。水波轻泛，波光点点。心灵宁静，静始生慧。梦想就像飞在天空的风筝，如果一直仰头看着风筝，它就会越飞越远。
真正的风雨同行，不是甜言蜜语的左右，而是紧紧跟随的脚步；深深的疼惜，不是锦上添花的赞美，而是患难与共的不弃。
追随梦想，勇往直前，过自己想要的生活。生活，一半是回忆，一半是继续。人生短短数十载，最要紧是要满足自己，别等不该等的人，别伤不该伤的心。有些人，注定是生命中的过客；有些事，常常让我们很无奈。与其伤心流泪，不如从容面对。爱的时候，让他自由；不爱的时候，让爱自由。
生的意义在理想的光辉中闪烁；生命的价值在创造的生活中闪现。
"The environment will not change for anyone; the real solution lies in changing yourself."
"Instead of complaining about the world, change yourself."
"I am willing to change into the most moving clothes."
"To change one's fate, the most important step is to change oneself."
"To change your fate, first change yourself."