81. Autumn insects and spring birds share the celestial mechanics; there is no need to waste oneself on the ebb and flow of joy and sorrow.
82. Some people are best understood within oneself; do not dwell on them, for emotions cannot be forced. Those who love you will not wander away; those who do not will eventually be lost. Experience teaches you how to act; time teaches you how to judge character. Vows once made may have been mere pretenses; past passions were but fleeting moments. Hearts hold truth and falsehood, witnessed by time; feelings have warmth and coldness, tested by the wind and rain.
83. An unfinished game is crucial—so too is life.
84. Living in a real society, everyone craves success. Many ambitious souls devote much to their ideals, yet receive very little. This warrants deep reflection: if they are not lacking in diligence, why do they often end up with nothing? This is a question worth our serious consideration.
85. A man in the world should decide his own path!
86. Life is actually quite simple: strive for what you like, cherish what you get, and forget what you lose. Some things we persist in despite knowing they are wrong because of reluctance to give up; some people we let go despite knowing we love them because there is no future; sometimes we keep moving forward despite having no path left, simply because it has become an unchangeable habit.
87. The first chill of autumn creeps into the bed, intertwining with my body, sparing not even my toes. Recalling old days, in the orange morning light, I wish to scoop up this chill and watch every hair stretch in the crystalline golden light.
88. We feel mentally exhausted because we often linger between persistence and giving up.
89. Speak little, and do not utter falsehoods.
90. What, ultimately, is true tranquility?
91. There is always a poignant page in life, so deep and so warm. The beauty of time lies in the traces carved between meetings and partings. Time is a wordless song; what flows endlessly in the heart, besides longing, is hope.
92. While the methods used by the Japanese may not always be bright, their spirit of doing everything possible to master advanced technology is worth learning from.
93. What determines our state of life is not how we welcome good days, but how we deal with bad luck.
94. Success requires unremitting persistence and effort, but those who truly persevere to the end rely not on the temptation of profit, but on a well-timed passion and commitment.
95. When facing people or events that make you feel inferior, humiliated, incompetent, or fearful, your opponent is not others, but the social and psychological laws that have brought you to such a state.
96. Hatred does not harm the hated; it only harms oneself.
97. Learn to contemplate life and death—initially, this may cause unease, but once you overcome the fear, contemplating mortality will make your life increasingly brilliant and abundant.
98. The basic attitude toward life is tolerance; the best form of life is a smile.
99. Without foresight, one will have immediate worries. When things are well, find a backup; when things are bad, find a way out. When successful, seek a retreat; when failing, seek a way forward!
100. The past is like the wind, waving goodbye; the future is like a dream, pursue it and never give up.
