81. A "people-pleaser" who never offends anyone is destined to lack deep friendships; excessive calmness and tolerance can sometimes lead to the loss of principles and dignity.
82. To ward off insults, nothing is better than brotherhood.
83. Life is filled with randomness, uncertainty, entanglement, and choices. There may be regrets, or looking back, we might find ourselves laughably naive. But having tried is enough. Life is perhaps composed of these very accidents, entanglements, and imperfections.
84. Time always saves the best for last. After all, liking is like a passing breeze, while love is a steady, flowing stream.
85. Let go of worries to find joy; let go of obsessions to find peace; let go of fame and fortune to find ease; let go of restlessness to find inner calm; let go of the past to find rebirth.
86. Life is full of humiliation and pain. Many threads that connect life to happiness have been broken one by one, especially the thread of wealth.
87. Time has aged my years but left me with few traces. How can I thank time for providing solace to my tranquil life?
88. Maturity is a bright but non-glaring light, a mellow but non-jarring sound, a composure that doesn't require reading others' faces, a magnanimity that ceases to appeal to the world for sympathy, a smile amidst the noise, a profound thickness washed of excess, and a depth that does not need to be ostentatious.
89. Crying with someone is far more healing than weeping alone.
90. If a person is content, their heart will be as calm as still water.
91. People can be divided into two types: those willing to try, and those unwilling to try, who prefer to sit aside crying over what they have lost and criticizing others.
92. Aside from your parents, never trust anyone too easily. Even after ninety-nine truths, remain vigilant at the hundredth. In times of crisis, trust only your closest kin; others are unpredictable when faced with self-interest.
93. Handle relationships with petty people wisely: do not depend on them, do not listen to them, do not flatter them, and do not offend them.
94. If there is no joy in your heart, you will never find a paradise even if you travel to the ends of the earth; if your heart is content, you can remain at ease even in the most difficult circumstances.
95. What is called a genius is simply someone who spends the time others spend drinking coffee on their work.
96. It is all about whether one has a heart willing to love or unwilling to love.
97. No one can bargain with life; as long as you are living, you must strive.
98. I may not remember who called me brother during my glory, but I will always remember who weathered the storm with me during my downfall.
A "people-pleaser" who never offends anyone is destined to lack deep friendships; excessive calmness and tolerance can sometimes lead to the loss of principles and dignity.
