21. There are two types of people who are most formidable: those who refuse to strive, and those who fear nothing.
22. Only by listening to diverse opinions can one gain inspiration and view problems from a comprehensive perspective.
23. Words are the pivot of honor and disgrace, and the great measure of intimacy or distance; they can separate the close and unite the distant, foster enmity or incite hatred; on a large scale, they can topple nations and destroy families; on a small scale, they can scatter kin.
24. Endurance is painful, but its fruits are sweet.
25. If people will laugh regardless of whether you act or not, or whether you succeed or fail, then let's simply do even better and give them something to laugh about!
26. Live simply and calmly; tranquility is a form of realization and letting go. Work steadily and solidly; steadiness is a form of tempering and accumulation. Move gently like a brook, and remain calm like a high mountain. In this world, many things are neither as good nor as bad as you imagine. Learn to look forward for steadfastness, and look back to brush away restlessness. Keep your head high in the wind and rain, and keep your heart low in moments of glory. Live a calm life through the tranquil years.
27. Friends are sometimes like fish in the water; fish in the deep layers and those in the shallow layers will never swim together. The rich and the poor, the officials and the commoners, the grassroots and the elite, often cannot be true friends, because their perceptions of life differ, and most importantly, their attitudes toward the world and nature are distinct.
28. Do not rely too heavily on anyone in this world, for when you are struggling in the dark, even your shadow will leave you. Everyone is lonely. In a lifetime, encountering love and sex is not rare; what is rare is encountering understanding. That which is lost never truly belonged to you, so there is no need for regret.
29. Do you understand the story of autumn? It is a heady passion and a sacred romance. Embracing the desire-filled earth, all forgotten entanglements will give birth to new love under the feet of autumn. Kissing the scenery of autumn, the glamorous cheeks of the earth, it is beautiful and tender.
30. As you grow older, you will find it harder to let someone into your heart, for you fear the pain of someone entering only to suddenly depart.
