“Don’t complain about the snow on your neighbor’s roof when your own doorstep is unclean.”

“If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?”

“When you see a good person, think of becoming like her/him. When you see someone not so good, reflect on your own weak points.”

“If your plan is for one year plant rice. If your plan is for ten years plant trees. If your plan is for one hundred years educate children. ”

“When a person should be spoken with, and you don't speak with them, you lose them. When a person shouldn't be spoken with and you speak to them, you waste your breath. The wise do not lose people, nor do they waste their breath.”

“It is not the failure of others to appreciate your abilities that should trouble you, but rather your failure to appreciate theirs.”

“Fix your mind on truth, hold firm to virtue, rely on loving kindness, and find your recreation in the Arts.”